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Charley vs Lacey-Mae

Charley and Lacey-Maecompared 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 2016, Charley was ranked #359 and Lacey-Mae #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Charley was ranked #1512 and Lacey-Mae #2605 among girls in England and Wales.

Charley and Lacey-Mae over time

Charley and Lacey-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Charley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lacey-Mae in 0.

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

Charley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lacey-Mae 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

    Charley and Lacey-Mae changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2001 and 2025, ending at #1512 and #2605.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 20012025

    Charley held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lacey-Mae in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Charley #185 in 2001, Lacey-Mae #401 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Charley #1512, Lacey-Mae #2605.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Charley, Lacey-Mae
FieldCharleyLacey-Mae
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Charley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lacey-Mae.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Charley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lacey-Mae

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2025

    Highest recorded position: #401 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2001–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls