Lilja vs Matilde
Lilja and Matildecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Lilja was ranked #148 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Lilja was ranked #2888 and Matilde #899 among girls in England and Wales.
Lilja and Matilde over time
Lilja and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Matilde held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lilja 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Lilja and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #148 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1990–2025
Lilja held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Matilde in 29.
Highest recorded here: Lilja #104 in 2013, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order changed in 1995: Matilde moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #527 and #530; by 1995 that had become #640 and #255.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lilja #148, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2008–2022
Lilja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Matilde in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lilja #2717 in 2012, Matilde #864 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Lilja #2888, Matilde #899.
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 | Lilja | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #148 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lilja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Matilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Lilja
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #611 among girls in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #104 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1977–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls