Esmai vs Nylah
Esmai and Nylahcompared 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 2024, Esmai was ranked #1894 and Nylah #395 among girls in England and Wales.
Esmai and Nylah over time
Esmai and Nylah appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Nylah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esmai in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Esmai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nylah 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 · Girls19 shared years, 2006–2024
Esmai held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Nylah in 16.
Highest recorded here: Esmai #495 in 2016, Nylah #287 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Esmai #1894, Nylah #395.
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 | Esmai | Nylah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1894 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #351 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Esmai and Nylah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Esmai
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #5061 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #495 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2006–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Nylah
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #287 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #395 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls