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Elizabeth vs Kacey

Elizabeth and Kaceycompared 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 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #74 and Kacey #2605 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Elizabeth was ranked #106 and Kacey #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #113 and Kacey #638 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Elizabeth was ranked #131 and Kacey #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Elizabeth and Kacey over time

Elizabeth and Kacey appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Elizabeth held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kacey in 0.

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

Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kacey in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Elizabeth and Kacey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #74 and #2605.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Elizabeth #64 in 2005, Kacey #108 in 2003.

List by list

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

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Kacey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #26 in 1996, Kacey #130 in 2006.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #74, Kacey #2605.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1994–2023

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kacey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #44 in 1994, Kacey #138 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Elizabeth #106, Kacey #555.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2002–2019

    Elizabeth held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kacey in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #64 in 2005, Kacey #108 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Elizabeth #131, Kacey #336.

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 Elizabeth

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Elizabeth, Kacey
FieldElizabethKacey
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningFrom the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/Not yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #74 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Kacey does not have one recorded yet.
  • Elizabeth has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Kacey.
  • A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Kacey doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Elizabeth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2002–2019

    Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2019).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

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

    England and Wales · Girls