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Laila vs Mary

Laila and Marycompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Laila was ranked #352 and Mary #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Laila was ranked #350 and Mary #152 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Laila was ranked #295 and Mary #329 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Laila was ranked #384 and Mary #315 among girls in Scotland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Laila was ranked #408 and Mary #518 among girls in Norway.

Laila and Mary over time

Laila and Mary appear together in 4 published lists, across 137 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Mary reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Laila 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

    Laila and Mary changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #295 and #329.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Laila and Mary were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #295 and #329.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Laila #23 in 1948, Mary #59 in 1947.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls74 shared years, 1945–2025

    Laila held the stronger position in 66 of those years, Mary in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Laila #23 in 1948, Mary #59 in 1947.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Laila #408, Mary #518.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Laila held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mary in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Laila #95 in 2010, Mary #118 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2024: Laila moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #311 and #301; by 2024 that had become #333 and #337.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Laila #295, Mary #329.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1999–2025

    Laila held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mary in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Laila #169 in 2010, Mary #37 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Laila #352, Mary #112.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2005–2021

    Laila held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mary in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Laila #247 in 2014, Mary #66 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Laila #350, Mary #152.

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 Laila

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

Other comparisons involving Mary

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Laila, Mary
FieldLailaMary
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #295 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Laila and Mary both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Laila

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #295 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mary

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #67 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #329 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls