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Chantelle vs Lucy

Chantelle and Lucycompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Chantelle was ranked #451 and Lucy #7 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Chantelle was ranked #898 and Lucy #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1996, Chantelle was ranked #80 and Lucy #45 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1993, Chantelle was ranked #88 and Lucy #55 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Chantelle was ranked #3705 and Lucy #143 among girls in England and Wales.

Chantelle and Lucy over time

Chantelle and Lucy appear together in 4 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Lucy held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Chantelle in 0.

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

Chantelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Lucy 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 36 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lucy rose about as far as Chantelle fell — from #521 and #145 in 1986 to #898 and #11 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Chantelle and Lucy were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3705 and #143.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 19862024

    Chantelle held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Chantelle #139 in 1998, Lucy #3 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Chantelle #898, Lucy #11.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Chantelle held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Chantelle #89 in 1996, Lucy #7 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Chantelle #3705, Lucy #143.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19972012

    Chantelle held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Chantelle #78 in 1999, Lucy #4 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Chantelle #451, Lucy #7.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 19851996

    Chantelle held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lucy in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Chantelle #78 in 1988, Lucy #40 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1996: Chantelle #80, Lucy #45.

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 Lucy

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Chantelle, Lucy
FieldChantelleLucy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe English form of Lucia, from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light'. In use since the Middle Ages.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈluː.si/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Chantelle does not have one recorded yet.
  • Chantelle has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lucy.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Chantelle doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Chantelle

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1983–1996

    Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1988 (recorded 1983–1996).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lucy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #143 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls