Andrea vs Tracy
Andrea and Tracycompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1985, Andrea was ranked #61 and Tracy #100 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Andrea was ranked #153 and Tracy #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Andrea was ranked #1021 and Tracy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Andrea and Tracy over time
Andrea and Tracy appear together in 3 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tracy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tracy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Andrea 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
Andrea and Tracy changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1961 and 1985, ending at #61 and #100.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 25 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Andrea and Tracy averaged 10.7 places apart, ending at #61 and #100.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrea and Tracy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 44 years, from 1965 to 2010, ending at #153 and #758.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Andrea #354 in 1998, Tracy #686 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1965–2010
Andrea held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tracy in 15.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #62 in 1985, Tracy #54 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Andrea #153, Tracy #758.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Andrea held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tracy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #354 in 1998, Tracy #686 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrea #1021, Tracy #4843.
New Zealand · Girls25 shared years, 1961–1985
Andrea held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Tracy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #15 in 1975, Tracy #11 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Andrea #61, Tracy #100.
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 | Andrea | Tracy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea and Tracy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tracy
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1985
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1961–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls