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, 2005–2024
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
| Field | Bailey | Cece |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #751 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cece
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #683 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #751 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls