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Lilly-Mae vs Tove

Lilly-Mae and Tovecompared 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 Tove #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

Lilly-Mae and Tove over time

Lilly-Mae and Tove appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Lilly-Mae held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tove 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.

Lilly-Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tove 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 · Girls12 shared years, 20012025

    Lilly-Mae held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tove in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lilly-Mae #257 in 2014, Tove #2674 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2008: Lilly-Mae moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3998 and #3998; by 2008 that had become #545 and #5545.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lilly-Mae #1719, Tove #4201.

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 Tove

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lilly-Mae, Tove
FieldLilly-MaeTove
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025)Norway · Girls #489 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lilly-Mae has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tove.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Lilly-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2000–2025

    Highest recorded position: #257 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tove

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls