Abigail vs Treacy
Abigail and Treacycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1991, Abigail was ranked #300 and Treacy #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Abigail and Treacy over time
Abigail and Treacy appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Abigail held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Treacy 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.
Treacy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abigail 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
Abigail and Treacy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1972 and 1991, ending at #300 and #457.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1972–1991
Abigail held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Treacy in 5.
Highest recorded here: Abigail #262 in 1977, Treacy #312 in 1972.
The order changed in 1987: Abigail moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #459 and #389; by 1987 that had become #417 and #446.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Abigail #300, Treacy #457.
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 | Abigail | Treacy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #55 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #457 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abigail has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Treacy.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Abigail
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Treacy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #447 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1991
Highest recorded position: #312 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1970–1991).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991.
Republic of Ireland · Girls