Avril vs Lilian
Avril and Liliancompared 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 2018, Avril was ranked #734 and Lilian #512 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Avril was ranked #2138 and Lilian #531 among girls in England and Wales.
Avril and Lilian over time
Avril and Lilian appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Avril and Lilian changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #734 and #512.
- Longest-running competitions
Avril and Lilian were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2138 and #531.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1964–2018
Avril held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Lilian in 4.
Highest recorded here: Avril #101 in 1977, Lilian #194 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Avril #734, Lilian #512.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Avril held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lilian in 30.
Highest recorded here: Avril #1224 in 2003, Lilian #451 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Avril #2138, Lilian #531.
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 | Avril | Lilian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #531 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Avril and Lilian both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Avril
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #101 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilian
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #334 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls