Lilly vs Rønnaug
Lilly and Rønnaugcompared 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 1985, Lilly was ranked #569 and Rønnaug #578 among girls in Norway.
Lilly and Rønnaug over time
Lilly and Rønnaug appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Lilly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rønnaug in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Rønnaug changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1985, ending at #569 and #578.
- Longest-running competitions
Lilly and Rønnaug were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1945 to 1985, ending at #569 and #578.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lilly #142 in 1947, Rønnaug #146 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1945–1985
Lilly held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rønnaug in 15.
Highest recorded here: Lilly #142 in 1947, Rønnaug #146 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Lilly #569, Rønnaug #578.
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 | Rønnaug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #38 (2025) | Norway · Girls #578 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lilly has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rønnaug.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #129 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rønnaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #152 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1985
Highest recorded position: #146 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #578 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls