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, 2001–2025
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
| Field | Charley | Lacey-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lacey-Mae
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #401 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2001–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls