Alex vs Darcey

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.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2015, Alex was ranked #75 and Darcey #4747 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Alex was ranked #391 and Darcey #237 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #304 and Darcey #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #2253 and Darcey #305 among girls in England and Wales.

Alex and Darcey over time

Alex and Darcey appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Darcey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alex in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Darcey 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Darcey in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Darcey #72 in 2014.

  The order changed in 2006: Darcey moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #251 and #261; by 2006 that had become #279 and #176.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #2253, Darcey #305.

• Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2000–2023

  Alex held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Darcey in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #56 in 2002, Darcey #89 in 2014.

  The order changed in 2012: Darcey moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #160 and #189; by 2012 that had become #146 and #131.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alex #391, Darcey #237.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2001–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Darcey in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #82 in 2006, Darcey #233 in 2015.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #304, Darcey #718.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here