Lara vs Lilli
Lara and Lillicompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Lara was ranked #89 and Lilli #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #98 and Lilli #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Lara was ranked #103 and Lilli #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Lara was ranked #144 and Lilli #283 among girls in Norway.
Lara and Lilli over time
Lara and Lilli appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lilli in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilli reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lara 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
Lara and Lilli changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 2025, ending at #144 and #283.
- Longest-running competitions
Lara and Lilli were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #144 and #283.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1970–2025
Lara held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lilli in 8.
Highest recorded here: Lara #129 in 2022, Lilli #182 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #144, Lilli #283.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lilli in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Lilli #359 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #98, Lilli #2411.
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 | Lara | Lilli |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Norway · Girls #283 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara and Lilli both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lilli
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #347 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: #182 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #283 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls