Ailbhe vs Lucy
Ailbhe and Lucycompared 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 2025, Ailbhe was ranked #50 and Lucy #16 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #790 and Lucy #28 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #97 and Lucy #38 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #1819 and Lucy #123 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailbhe and Lucy over time
Ailbhe and Lucy appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Lucy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ailbhe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lucy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailbhe and Lucy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 59 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #50 and #16.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls59 shared years, 1964–2025
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lucy in 58.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #44 in 2023, Lucy #3 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailbhe #50, Lucy #16.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Lucy #7 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #1819, Lucy #123.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2007–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #97 in 2024, Lucy #4 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #97, Lucy #38.
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 | Lucy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The English form of Lucia, from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light'. In use since the Middle Ages. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈluː.si/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Ailbhe does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailbhe and Lucy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Ailbhe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Lucy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls