Bo vs Tilly-Mae
Bo and Tilly-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 2023, Bo was ranked #2689 and Tilly-Mae #2689 among girls in England and Wales.
Bo and Tilly-Mae over time
Bo and Tilly-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Bo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tilly-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tilly-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
Bo and Tilly-Mae changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2002 and 2023, ending at #2689 and #2689.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bo #654 in 2012, Tilly-Mae #900 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2023
Bo held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Tilly-Mae in 5.
Highest recorded here: Bo #654 in 2012, Tilly-Mae #900 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bo #2689, Tilly-Mae #2689.
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 | Bo | Tilly-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #129 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bo has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Tilly-Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Bo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #294 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #129 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #129 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tilly-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #3409 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 recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #900 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls