Ebony vs Lilly-Mae
Ebony 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Ebony was ranked #311 and Lilly-Mae #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ebony was ranked #902 and Lilly-Mae #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Ebony and Lilly-Mae over time
Ebony and Lilly-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Ebony 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.
Ebony reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lilly-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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 2000–2024
Ebony held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lilly-Mae in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ebony #106 in 2005, Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ebony #902, Lilly-Mae #2115.
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 | Ebony | 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #902 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| 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
- Ebony and Lilly-Mae both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ebony
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2006
Highest recorded position: #56 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1993–2006).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #902 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls