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Codie vs Lorraine

Codie 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 1998, Codie was ranked #351 and Lorraine #301 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Codie was ranked #742 and Lorraine #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Codie was ranked #4843 and Lorraine #2115 among girls in England and Wales.

Codie and Lorraine over time

Codie and Lorraine appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Codie 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

    Codie and Lorraine changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #2115.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19962024

    Codie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lorraine in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Codie #324 in 2003, Lorraine #661 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Lorraine moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4709 and #5687; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #2115.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Codie #4843, Lorraine #2115.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 19952009

    Codie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lorraine in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Codie #413 in 2000, Lorraine #82 in 1995.

    The order changed in 2009: Codie moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #750 and #597; by 2009 that had become #742 and #893.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Codie #742, Lorraine #893.

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 Codie, Lorraine
FieldCodieLorraine
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, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Codie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lorraine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Codie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2011

    Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lorraine

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2018

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls