Bailey vs Lola

Bailey and Lolacompared 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.

New Zealand · Girls
In 2009, Bailey was ranked #77 and Lola #90 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #795 and Lola #87 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #215 and Lola #94 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Bailey was ranked #608 and Lola #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Bailey was ranked #418 and Lola #140 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Bailey and Lola over time

Bailey and Lola appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Lola held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bailey 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lola in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #337 in 2003, Lola #23 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #795, Lola #87.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Bailey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lola in 18.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #296 in 2019, Lola #105 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bailey #608, Lola #124.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Bailey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2003, Bailey #23 in 2004.
Jack · Bailey · 19 shared years, 1996–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Mason vs Bailey
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Bailey fell out of it to #63, having been #47 the year before.
Mason · Bailey · 11 shared years, 2003–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hunter vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Hunter moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2005 as Bailey fell out of it to #67, having been #47 the year before.
Hunter · Bailey · 10 shared years, 1999–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Mitchell vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.
Mitchell · Bailey · 11 shared years, 1996–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Other comparisons involving Lola

Pairs where Lola shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Amelia vs Lola
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2020, Lola #56 in 2021.
Amelia · Lola · 16 shared years, 2010–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2021 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Emily vs Lola
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 2013, Lola #67 in 2013.
Emily · Lola · 21 shared years, 2004–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2013 Northern Ireland ranking
Grace vs Lola
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2013, Lola #67 in 2013.
Grace · Lola · 21 shared years, 2004–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2013 Northern Ireland ranking
Isla vs Lola
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Lola #56 in 2021.
Isla · Lola · 16 shared years, 2010–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Lola
Field	Bailey	Lola
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #72 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bailey and Lola both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 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 recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Lola

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls