Ayva vs Layla-Mae
Ayva and Layla-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, Ayva was ranked #1160 and Layla-Mae #1672 among girls in England and Wales.
Ayva and Layla-Mae over time
Ayva and Layla-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ayva held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Layla-Mae in 0.
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.
Ayva reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Layla-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
Ayva and Layla-Mae changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2008 and 2024, ending at #1160 and #1672.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ayva #681 in 2014, Layla-Mae #813 in 2016.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024
Ayva held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Layla-Mae in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ayva #681 in 2014, Layla-Mae #813 in 2016.
The order changed in 2017: Ayva moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #813 and #813; by 2017 that had become #728 and #1105.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayva #1160, Layla-Mae #1672.
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 | Ayva | Layla-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ayva has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Layla-Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Ayva
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2020
Highest recorded position: #397 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2015–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Layla-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3725 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #813 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls