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Amelia vs Lucille

Amelia and Lucillecompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Amelia was ranked #3 and Lucille #2788 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Amelia was ranked #5 and Lucille #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Amelia and Lucille over time

Amelia and Lucille appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Amelia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lucille in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Lucille reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amelia 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

    Amelia and Lucille changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #5 and #629.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 49 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Amelia rose about as far as Lucille fell — from #63 and #1434 in 1996 to #3 and #2788 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amelia and Lucille were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 49 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3 and #2788.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls49 shared years, 1996–2025

    Amelia held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Lucille in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amelia #1 in 2011, Lucille #1074 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amelia #3, Lucille #2788.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1964–2018

    Amelia held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lucille in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amelia #5 in 2016, Lucille #327 in 1968.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Amelia #5, Lucille #629.

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.

Other comparisons involving Amelia

Pairs where Amelia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amelia, Lucille
FieldAmeliaLucille
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningCommonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia.Not yet recorded
OriginLatin (influence)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/əˈmiːliə/Not yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesAmelie, Amalia, Amy, MiaNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationUnited Kingdom #1 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Amelia has a recorded origin (Latin (influence)); Lucille does not have one recorded yet.
  • Amelia and Lucille both have 3 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Amelia; Lucille doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
  • The available evidence gives Amelia a "high" Data Confidence level and Lucille a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Amelia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #300 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lucille

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2018

    Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls