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Chelsea vs Lucy

Chelsea 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2008, Chelsea was ranked #98 and Lucy #14 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Chelsea was ranked #608 and Lucy #16 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2020, Chelsea was ranked #97 and Lucy #27 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Chelsea was ranked #407 and Lucy #38 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Chelsea was ranked #983 and Lucy #143 among girls in England and Wales.

Chelsea and Lucy over time

Chelsea and Lucy appear together in 5 published lists, across 131 years of shared records. Lucy held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Chelsea in 0.

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

Chelsea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Chelsea and Lucy changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1993 and 2020, ending at #97 and #27.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Chelsea and Lucy averaged 18.5 places apart, ending at #97 and #27.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Lucy rose about as far as Chelsea fell — from #65 and #48 in 1987 to #98 and #14 in 2008.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Chelsea and Lucy were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #983 and #143.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1989–2025

    Chelsea held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Chelsea #54 in 1999, Lucy #3 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Chelsea #608, Lucy #16.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

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

    Highest recorded here: Chelsea #34 in 1996, Lucy #7 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Chelsea #983, Lucy #143.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls28 shared years, 1993–2020

    Chelsea held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lucy in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Chelsea #23 in 1999, Lucy #20 in 2012.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Chelsea #97, Lucy #27.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1987–2008

    Chelsea held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lucy in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Chelsea #19 in 1994, Lucy #12 in 2006.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Chelsea #98, Lucy #14.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1997–2024

    Chelsea held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lucy in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Chelsea #35 in 1998, Lucy #4 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Chelsea #407, Lucy #38.

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 Chelsea

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

Other comparisons involving Lucy

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Chelsea, Lucy
FieldChelseaLucy
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
Pronunciation/ˈluː.si/
Syllables22
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 observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Chelsea does not have one recorded yet.
  • Chelsea and Lucy both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Chelsea 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

Chelsea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #65 among girls in New Zealand in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1987–2008

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1987–2008).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #983 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