Aine vs Lacy
Aine and Lacycompared 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 2010, Aine was ranked #58 and Lacy #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aine was ranked #1491 and Lacy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Aine and Lacy over time
Aine and Lacy appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Aine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lacy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lacy 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
Aine and Lacy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1491 and #4843.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aine held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Lacy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aine #607 in 2000, Lacy #866 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aine #1491, Lacy #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 | Aine | Lacy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'radiance' or 'brilliance'; borne by a goddess of love and fertility in Irish mythological tradition, linked to the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈaːnʲə/ | 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #169 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aine has a recorded origin (Irish); Lacy does not have one recorded yet.
- Aine and Lacy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aine; Lacy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #133 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #27 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lacy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #866 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls