Ezra vs Lilymae
Ezra and Lilymaecompared 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 2023, Ezra was ranked #1135 and Lilymae #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Ezra and Lilymae over time
Ezra and Lilymae appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ezra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilymae 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.
Lilymae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ezra 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 · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2023
Ezra held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lilymae in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ezra #983 in 2021, Lilymae #1991 in 2012.
The order changed in 2014: Ezra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #5742 and #2887; by 2014 that had become #1628 and #4003.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ezra #1135, Lilymae #4056.
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 | Ezra | Lilymae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛzrə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #38 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ezra has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Lilymae does not have one recorded yet.
- Ezra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lilymae.
- A meaning is recorded for Ezra; Lilymae doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ezra
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lilymae
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 recorded2014–2023
Highest recorded position: #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2014–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls