Esmae vs Lyla
Esmae and Lylacompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Esmae was ranked #315 and Lyla #68 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Esmae was ranked #155 and Lyla #74 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Esmae was ranked #227 and Lyla #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Esmae was ranked #718 and Lyla #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Esmae and Lyla over time
Esmae and Lyla appear together in 3 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Lyla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Esmae 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.
Esmae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lyla in 1. 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 Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Esmae #412 in 2024, Lyla #118 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Esmae held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Lyla in 22.
Highest recorded here: Esmae #102 in 2019, Lyla #74 in 2024.
The order changed in 2003: Lyla moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #2868 and #3409; by 2003 that had become #3099 and #1472.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Esmae #155, Lyla #74.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2025
Esmae held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lyla in 10.
Highest recorded here: Esmae #412 in 2024, Lyla #118 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Esmae #718, Lyla #138.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2014–2024
Esmae held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lyla in 9.
Highest recorded here: Esmae #223 in 2021, Lyla #71 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Esmae #227, Lyla #110.
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 | Esmae | Lyla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esmae and Lyla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Esmae
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1958 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #102 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lyla
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls