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Bailey vs Cece

Bailey and Cececompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Bailey was ranked #215 and Cece #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Bailey was ranked #795 and Cece #751 among girls in England and Wales.

Bailey and Cece over time

Bailey and Cece appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cece 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.

Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cece 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 · Girls17 shared years, 20052024

    Bailey held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Cece in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #419 in 2007, Cece #683 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2024: Cece moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #600 and #742; by 2024 that had become #795 and #751.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #795, Cece #751.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Cece
FieldBaileyCece
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #751 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bailey and Cece both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #848 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2014

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Cece

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2005–2024

    Highest recorded position: #683 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2005–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #751 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls