Ausra vs Lucy
Ausra 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1993, Ausra was ranked #564 and Lucy #581 among girls in Norway.
Ausra and Lucy over time
Ausra and Lucy appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Ausra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lucy in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lucy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ausra 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
Norway · Girls9 shared years, 1965–1993
Ausra held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lucy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ausra #315 in 1984, Lucy #494 in 1973.
The order changed in 1968: Ausra moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #531 and #505; by 1968 that had become #449 and #509.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Ausra #564, Lucy #581.
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 | Ausra | 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 | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #622 (1996) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Ausra does not have one recorded yet.
- Ausra and Lucy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Ausra doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ausra
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #531 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1996
Highest recorded position: #315 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1965–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #622 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · 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