Flora vs Laila
Flora and Lailacompared 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, Flora was ranked #102 and Laila #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Flora was ranked #256 and Laila #333 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Flora was ranked #446 and Laila #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Flora was ranked #544 and Laila #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Flora and Laila over time
Flora and Laila appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Laila held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Flora in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Laila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Flora 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
Flora and Laila changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #256 and #333.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Flora held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Laila in 20.
Highest recorded here: Flora #220 in 2021, Laila #95 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Flora #256, Laila #333.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2011–2025
Flora held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Laila in 9.
Highest recorded here: Flora #464 in 2021, Laila #240 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Flora #544, Laila #352.
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 | Flora | Laila |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Flora and Laila both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Flora
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #342 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 #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Laila
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #24 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #408 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls