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Belinda vs Tracey

Belinda and Traceycompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1983, Belinda was ranked #16 and Tracey #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1981, Belinda was ranked #96 and Tracey #25 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1998, Belinda was ranked #498 and Tracey #425 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Belinda was ranked #5927 and Tracey #4867 among girls in England and Wales.

Belinda and Tracey over time

Belinda and Tracey appear together in 4 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Tracey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Belinda in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Tracey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Belinda in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1973, Belinda moved ahead of Tracey in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #19 and #17 the year before became #8 and #29.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Belinda and Tracey changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #5927 and #4867.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Belinda and Tracey averaged 31.3 places apart, ending at #16 and #85.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Belinda rose about as far as Tracey fell — from #78 and #52 in 1958 to #16 and #85 in 1983.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Belinda and Tracey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #498 and #425.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Belinda #571 in 1996, Tracey #783 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–1998

    Belinda held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tracey in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #179 in 1967, Tracey #61 in 1980.

    The order changed in 1968: Tracey moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #179 and #205; by 1968 that had become #193 and #152.

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Belinda #498, Tracey #425.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1958–1983

    Belinda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tracey in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #6 in 1974, Tracey #11 in 1970.

    The order changed in 1973: Belinda moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #19 and #17; by 1973 that had become #8 and #29.

    Most recent shared year, 1983: Belinda #16, Tracey #85.

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2025

    Belinda held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tracey in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #571 in 1996, Tracey #783 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2016: Tracey moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #2062 and #5742; by 2016 that had become #5785 and #3609.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Belinda #5927, Tracey #4867.

  • New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 1965–1981

    Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tracey in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #40 in 1975, Tracey #7 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Belinda #96, Tracey #25.

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 Belinda

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

Other comparisons involving Tracey

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Belinda, Tracey
FieldBelindaTracey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Belinda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tracey.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Belinda

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1957–1992

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1957–1992).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tracey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–1991

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1960–1991).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls