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Delilah-May vs Gemma

Delilah-May and Gemmacompared 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, Delilah-May was ranked #2440 and Gemma #4867 among girls in England and Wales.

Delilah-May and Gemma over time

Delilah-May and Gemma appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Gemma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Delilah-May 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.

Gemma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Delilah-May 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152025

    Delilah-May held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Gemma in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Delilah-May #2440 in 2025, Gemma #845 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2025: Delilah-May moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #3318 and #1541; by 2025 that had become #2440 and #4867.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Delilah-May #2440, Gemma #4867.

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 Gemma

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Delilah-May, Gemma
FieldDelilah-MayGemma
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)58/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Delilah-May has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Gemma.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Delilah-May

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2015

    First recorded at #5730 among girls in England and Wales in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2015–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 2015–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Gemma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #149 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1982–2008

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1982–2008).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls