Dolly vs Lilly-Mae
Dolly and Lilly-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 2025, Dolly was ranked #304 and Lilly-Mae #1719 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Dolly was ranked #389 and Lilly-Mae #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Dolly was ranked #431 and Lilly-Mae #638 among girls in Scotland.
Dolly and Lilly-Mae over time
Dolly and Lilly-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Dolly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilly-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilly-Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dolly 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
Dolly and Lilly-Mae changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #304 and #1719.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dolly #258 in 2015, Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 2000–2025
Dolly held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lilly-Mae in 11.
Highest recorded here: Dolly #258 in 2015, Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dolly #304, Lilly-Mae #1719.
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 | Dolly | Lilly-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dolly has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lilly-Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Dolly
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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: #258 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilly-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3247 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls