Ailbhe vs Luci
Ailbhe and Lucicompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Ailbhe was ranked #413 and Luci #351 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #1819 and Luci #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailbhe and Luci over time
Ailbhe and Luci appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Luci held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailbhe 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.
Luci reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailbhe 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
Ailbhe and Luci changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1819 and #4843.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Luci in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Luci #855 in 2003.
The order changed in 2021: Ailbhe moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #1692 and #5581.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #1819, Luci #4843.
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 | Ailbhe | Luci |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailbhe and Luci both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Ailbhe
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Luci
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1296 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2011
Highest recorded position: #351 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2007–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls