Ivy vs Lyla

Ivy and Lylacompared 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, Ivy was ranked #5 and Lyla #74 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ivy was ranked #14 and Lyla #68 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2024, Ivy was ranked #20 and Lyla #81 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ivy was ranked #35 and Lyla #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ivy was ranked #50 and Lyla #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Ivy and Lyla over time

Ivy and Lyla appear together in 3 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Ivy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lyla in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Ivy moved ahead of Lyla in Northern Ireland · Girls — #205 and #178 the year before became #116 and #161.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ivy #26 in 2023, Lyla #71 in 2022.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Ivy held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Lyla in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ivy #5 in 2021, Lyla #74 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivy #5, Lyla #74.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2007–2025
Ivy held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lyla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ivy #49 in 2023, Lyla #118 in 2023.
The order changed in 2012: Ivy moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #937 and #695; by 2012 that had become #371 and #612.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ivy #50, Lyla #138.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2009–2024
Ivy held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lyla in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ivy #26 in 2023, Lyla #71 in 2022.
The order changed in 2015: Ivy moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #205 and #178; by 2015 that had become #116 and #161.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivy #35, Lyla #110.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ivy

Pairs where Ivy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ivy vs Aurora
Ivy and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Ivy
Charlotte and Ivy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Ivy · 21 shared years, 1972–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ivy vs Ada
Ivy and Ada both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Ada · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ivy vs Bonnie
Ivy and Bonnie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Bonnie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ivy, Lyla
Field	Ivy	Lyla
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	From the English word for the ivy plant.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English (plant name)	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈaɪvi/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #30 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ivy has a recorded origin (English (plant name)); Lyla does not have one recorded yet.
Ivy and Lyla both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Ivy; Lyla doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Ivy

Popularity journey

First recorded1972
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Lyla

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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 #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls