Evalyn vs Lilly-Ann
Evalyn and Lilly-Anncompared 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, Evalyn was ranked #1230 and Lilly-Ann #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Evalyn and Lilly-Ann over time
Evalyn and Lilly-Ann appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Evalyn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilly-Ann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilly-Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evalyn 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
Evalyn and Lilly-Ann changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #1230 and #2574.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evalyn #541 in 2014, Lilly-Ann #825 in 2012.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2024
Evalyn held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Lilly-Ann in 5.
Highest recorded here: Evalyn #541 in 2014, Lilly-Ann #825 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Evalyn #1230, Lilly-Ann #2574.
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 | Evalyn | Lilly-Ann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evalyn and Lilly-Ann both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Evalyn
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #2727 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilly-Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #2868 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: #825 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls