Arna vs Lilly
Arna and Lillycompared 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, Arna was ranked #4192 and Lilly #130 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1983, Arna was ranked #626 and Lilly #487 among girls in Norway.
Arna and Lilly over time
Arna and Lilly appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Lilly held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Arna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Arna and Lilly changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #626 and #487.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Arna #154 in 1945, Lilly #142 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1945–1983
Arna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lilly in 20.
Highest recorded here: Arna #154 in 1945, Lilly #142 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Arna #626, Lilly #487.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Arna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lilly in 12.
Highest recorded here: Arna #1352 in 2020, Lilly #37 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arna #4192, Lilly #130.
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 | Arna | Lilly |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Norway · Girls #38 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arna and Lilly both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Arna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #150 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls