Ilia vs Kelly
Ilia and Kellycompared 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, Ilia was ranked #5927 and Kelly #2006 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Ilia was ranked #4991 and Kelly #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Ilia and Kelly over time
Ilia and Kelly appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Kelly held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ilia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kelly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ilia 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ilia #3009 in 2004, Kelly #2070 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2003–2023
Ilia held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kelly in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ilia #3009 in 2004, Kelly #2070 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ilia #4991, Kelly #3523.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2003–2025
Ilia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kelly in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ilia #3541 in 2019, Kelly #236 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ilia #5927, Kelly #2006.
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 | Ilia | Kelly |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | 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, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ilia and Kelly both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ilia
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #3594 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kelly
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1970–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls