Cecily vs Lorraine
Cecily and Lorrainecompared 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 1969, Cecily was ranked #351 and Lorraine #28 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecily was ranked #625 and Lorraine #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecily and Lorraine over time
Cecily and Lorraine appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Cecily held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lorraine 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.
Lorraine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecily 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecily and Lorraine changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #625 and #2115.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cecily held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Lorraine in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cecily #585 in 2016, Lorraine #661 in 1996.
The order changed in 2005: Cecily moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1383 and #1312; by 2005 that had become #916 and #2438.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecily #625, Lorraine #2115.
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 | Cecily | Lorraine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #625 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecily and Lorraine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cecily
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #625 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lorraine
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #27 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls