Lilly vs Mille
Lilly and Millecompared 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, Lilly was ranked #38 and Mille #55 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Lilly was ranked #92 and Mille #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Lilly and Mille over time
Lilly and Mille appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Lilly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mille in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mille reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lilly 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
Lilly and Mille changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1987 and 2025, ending at #38 and #55.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 35 shared years in Norway · Girls, Lilly and Mille averaged 56.7 places apart, ending at #38 and #55.
- Longest-running competitions
Lilly and Mille were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #38 and #55.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1987–2025
Lilly held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mille in 17.
Highest recorded here: Lilly #30 in 2015, Mille #40 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lilly #38, Mille #55.
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 | Mille |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #38 (2025) | Norway · Girls #55 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lilly and Mille both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lilly
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #150 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mille
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #574 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls