Ava-Mae vs Lia
Ava-Mae and Liacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ava-Mae was ranked #883 and Lia #177 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ava-Mae was ranked #638 and Lia #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ava-Mae was ranked #610 and Lia #491 among girls in England and Wales.
Ava-Mae and Lia over time
Ava-Mae and Lia appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Lia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ava-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Ava-Mae and Lia changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2006 and 2024, ending at #610 and #491.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ava-Mae #366 in 2023, Lia #366 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2006–2024
Ava-Mae held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lia in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ava-Mae #366 in 2023, Lia #366 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ava-Mae #610, Lia #491.
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 | Ava-Mae | Lia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #610 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ava-Mae has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Lia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ava-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2781 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #366 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2006–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lia
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #428 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1972–2025
Highest recorded position: #177 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1972–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls