Darla vs Lilah
Darla and Lilahcompared 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 2025, Darla was ranked #346 and Lilah #99 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Darla was ranked #207 and Lilah #108 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Darla was ranked #192 and Lilah #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Darla was ranked #184 and Lilah #186 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Darla and Lilah over time
Darla and Lilah appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Lilah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Darla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Darla 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Darla #346 in 2025, Lilah #95 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2025
Darla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lilah in 23.
Highest recorded here: Darla #346 in 2025, Lilah #95 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darla #346, Lilah #99.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2014–2025
Darla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lilah in 8.
Highest recorded here: Darla #184 in 2025, Lilah #148 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darla #184, Lilah #186.
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 | Darla | Lilah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #184 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darla and Lilah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Darla
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #2226 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2014–2025
Highest recorded position: #184 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2014–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #346 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #95 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #99 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls