Lily vs Åsa
Lily and Åsacompared 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, Lily was ranked #123 and Åsa #179 among girls in Norway.
Lily and Åsa over time
Lily and Åsa appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Lily held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åsa 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.
Lily reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Åsa 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lily #90 in 2024, Åsa #179 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1994–2025
Lily held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Åsa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lily #90 in 2024, Åsa #179 in 2025.
The order changed in 2003: Lily moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #518 and #454; by 2003 that had become #362 and #621.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lily #123, Åsa #179.
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 | Lily | Åsa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From the English word for the lily flower. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (flower name) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪli/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Lil, Lilah, Lillie, Lilly, Lilian | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #179 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Lily has a recorded origin (English (flower name)); Åsa does not have one recorded yet.
- Lily has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åsa.
- A meaning is recorded for Lily; Åsa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Lily a "high" Data Confidence level and Åsa a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Lily
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1981–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Åsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #336 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: #179 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls