Amina vs Lily-Mae
Amina and Lily-Maecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amina was ranked #198 and Lily-Mae #767 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Amina was ranked #391 and Lily-Mae #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amina was ranked #441 and Lily-Mae #412 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amina was ranked #431 and Lily-Mae #638 among girls in Scotland.
Amina and Lily-Mae over time
Amina and Lily-Mae appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Amina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lily-Mae in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amina and Lily-Mae changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2024, ending at #441 and #412.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amina held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lily-Mae in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amina #182 in 2008, Lily-Mae #186 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amina #198, Lily-Mae #767.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024
Amina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lily-Mae in 9.
Highest recorded here: Amina #379 in 2009, Lily-Mae #203 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Lily-Mae moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #445 and #856; by 2024 that had become #441 and #412.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amina #441, Lily-Mae #412.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Amina | Lily-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #412 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Lily-Mae does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina and Lily-Mae both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Lily-Mae doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lily-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #767 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls