Caoimhe vs Lucie

Caoimhe and Luciecompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Caoimhe was ranked #31 and Lucie #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Caoimhe was ranked #70 and Lucie #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Caoimhe was ranked #275 and Lucie #188 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Caoimhe was ranked #1302 and Lucie #811 among girls in England and Wales.

Caoimhe and Lucie over time

Caoimhe and Lucie appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Caoimhe held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lucie in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Caoimhe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lucie 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucie in 29.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #639 in 2013, Lucie #121 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caoimhe #1302, Lucie #811.
Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1980–2025
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lucie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #12 in 2003, Lucie #164 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caoimhe #31, Lucie #325.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Lucie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #25 in 2003, Lucie #71 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caoimhe #70, Lucie #288.

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 Caoimhe

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

Caoimhe vs Rachael
In 1997 they stood at #30 and #25 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2017 they were #64 and #432.
Caoimhe · Rachael · 19 shared years, 1997–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Northern Ireland ranking
Claire vs Caoimhe
In 1997 they stood at #28 and #30 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #407 and #70.
Claire · Caoimhe · 23 shared years, 1997–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Danielle vs Caoimhe
In 1997 they stood at #24 and #30 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2023 they were #391 and #62.
Danielle · Caoimhe · 21 shared years, 1997–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Caoimhe vs Gemma
In 1997 they stood at #30 and #35 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2016 they were #39 and #353.
Caoimhe · Gemma · 19 shared years, 1997–2016 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2016 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Caoimhe, Lucie
Field	Caoimhe	Lucie
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Commonly interpreted as 'dear', 'beloved', or 'gentle', from the Irish word caomh.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Irish	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈkiːvʲə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #31 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Caoimhe has a recorded origin (Irish); Lucie does not have one recorded yet.
Caoimhe and Lucie both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Caoimhe; Lucie doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Caoimhe

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Lucie

Popularity journey

First recorded1980
First recorded at #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls