Lilly-Mae vs Polly
Lilly-Mae and Pollycompared 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 2025, Lilly-Mae was ranked #1719 and Polly #204 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Lilly-Mae was ranked #905 and Polly #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lilly-Mae was ranked #638 and Polly #333 among girls in Scotland.
Lilly-Mae and Polly over time
Lilly-Mae and Polly appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Polly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lilly-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lilly-Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Polly 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 2000–2025
Lilly-Mae held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Polly in 26.
Highest recorded here: Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014, Polly #156 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lilly-Mae #1719, Polly #204.
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 | Lilly-Mae | Polly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #204 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lilly-Mae has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Polly.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Lilly-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3247 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Polly
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #204 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls