Caragh vs Lila
Caragh and Lilacompared 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 2025, Caragh was ranked #80 and Lila #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Caragh was ranked #4201 and Lila #179 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Caragh was ranked #209 and Lila #209 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Caragh was ranked #431 and Lila #244 among girls in Scotland.
Caragh and Lila over time
Caragh and Lila appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Caragh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lila in 1.
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
Caragh and Lila changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4201 and #179.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Caragh #80 in 2025, Lila #273 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2025
Caragh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lila in 18.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #1160 in 1999, Lila #179 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caragh #4201, Lila #179.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025
Caragh held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Lila in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #80 in 2025, Lila #273 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caragh #80, Lila #273.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2007–2023
Caragh held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lila in 2.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #119 in 2019, Lila #178 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Caragh #209, Lila #209.
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 | Caragh | Lila |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #80 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #179 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caragh and Lila both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Caragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lila
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1222 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 recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls