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Elicia vs Leigh

Elicia and Leighcompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2021, Elicia was ranked #5581 and Leigh #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Elicia and Leigh over time

Elicia and Leigh appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Elicia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leigh in 0.

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

Leigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elicia 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962021

    Elicia held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Leigh in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Elicia #557 in 2002, Leigh #296 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Elicia #5581, Leigh #5581.

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 Elicia, Leigh
FieldEliciaLeigh
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10071/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elicia has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Leigh.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Elicia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #557 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Leigh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1981–1983

    Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1981–1983).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys