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Ilhan vs Lynette

Ilhan and Lynettecompared 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, Ilhan was ranked #4192 and Lynette #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Ilhan and Lynette over time

Ilhan and Lynette appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ilhan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lynette 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.

Lynette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ilhan 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

    Ilhan and Lynette changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #4843.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19972024

    Ilhan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lynette in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Ilhan #1934 in 2005, Lynette #2444 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2012: Ilhan moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #4564 and #4564; by 2012 that had become #3285 and #5876.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ilhan #4192, Lynette #4843.

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 Ilhan, Lynette
FieldIlhanLynette
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ilhan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lynette.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Ilhan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2002–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1519 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lynette

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1970

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1970).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls