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Evangeline vs Lilly-Mae

Evangeline 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Evangeline was ranked #346 and Lilly-Mae #1719 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Evangeline was ranked #476 and Lilly-Mae #638 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2020, Evangeline was ranked #700 and Lilly-Mae #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Evangeline and Lilly-Mae over time

Evangeline and Lilly-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Evangeline 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.

Lilly-Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Evangeline 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

    Evangeline and Lilly-Mae changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #346 and #1719.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Evangeline #286 in 2015, Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 20002025

    Evangeline held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lilly-Mae in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Evangeline #286 in 2015, Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Evangeline #346, Lilly-Mae #1719.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Evangeline, Lilly-Mae
FieldEvangelineLilly-Mae
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables53
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #346 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Evangeline has 5 syllables, compared with 3 for Lilly-Mae.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Evangeline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #331 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #286 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #346 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lilly-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2000–2025

    Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls