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Erin vs Lacey

Erin and Laceycompared 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 2024, Erin was ranked #25 and Lacey #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Erin was ranked #71 and Lacey #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Erin was ranked #72 and Lacey #478 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Erin was ranked #72 and Lacey #295 among girls in Scotland.

Erin and Lacey over time

Erin and Lacey appear together in 3 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Erin held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lacey in 0.

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

Erin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Lacey 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Erin and Lacey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #72 and #478.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Erin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Lacey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Erin #27 in 2007, Lacey #36 in 2010.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Erin #72, Lacey #478.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 20062025

    Erin held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Lacey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Erin #34 in 2006, Lacey #143 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Erin #71, Lacey #608.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 20062024

    Erin held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Lacey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Erin #5 in 2009, Lacey #68 in 2012.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Erin #25, Lacey #407.

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 Erin

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Erin, Lacey
FieldErinLacey
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningAn Anglicized form of Éireann, the Irish name for Ireland itself.Not yet recorded
OriginIrishNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɛɹ.ɪn/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #71 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #478 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Erin has a recorded origin (Irish); Lacey does not have one recorded yet.
  • Erin and Lacey both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Erin; Lacey doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Erin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #89 among girls in New Zealand in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #72 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #388 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 recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls