Lilli vs Petra
Lilli and Petracompared 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, Lilli was ranked #283 and Petra #120 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Lilli was ranked #716 and Petra #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lilli was ranked #2411 and Petra #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Lilli and Petra over time
Lilli and Petra appear together in 2 published lists, across 76 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.
Lilli reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Petra 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
Lilli and Petra changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #283 and #120.
- Longest-running competitions
Lilli and Petra were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #283 and #120.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1945–2025
Lilli held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Petra in 35.
Highest recorded here: Lilli #182 in 2016, Petra #120 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lilli #283, Petra #120.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lilli held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Petra in 11.
Highest recorded here: Lilli #359 in 2004, Petra #897 in 2019.
The order changed in 2014: Petra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1253 and #1291; by 2014 that had become #1204 and #986.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lilli #2411, Petra #1097.
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 | Lilli | Petra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #283 (2025) | Norway · Girls #120 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lilli and Petra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Petra
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #193 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: #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls