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Emily vs Tayla

Emily and Taylacompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2005, Emily was ranked #1 and Tayla #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2011, Emily was ranked #9 and Tayla #90 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Emily was ranked #34 and Tayla #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Emily and Tayla over time

Emily and Tayla appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Emily held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tayla in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Tayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Emily 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 — Emily #1 in 2003, Tayla #238 in 2003.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Emily held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tayla in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 2003, Tayla #238 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Emily #34, Tayla #3318.

  • New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 1994–2011

    Emily held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tayla in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #4 in 2003, Tayla #13 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Emily #9, Tayla #90.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1993–2005

    Emily held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Tayla in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Emily #1 in 1998, Tayla #27 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Emily #1, Tayla #82.

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 Emily

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

Other comparisons involving Tayla

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emily, Tayla
FieldEmilyTayla
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningRival, striving, eager (traditional interpretation of the Latin root).Not yet recorded
OriginLatin, from the Roman family name AemiliaNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛməli/Not yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesEm, Emmy, Emilie, Amelia, AemiliaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Emily has a recorded origin (Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia); Tayla does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emily has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emily; Tayla doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Emily a "high" Data Confidence level and Tayla a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Emily

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #180 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #61 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Tayla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #64 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

  2. Highest recorded1994–2011

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls