Finlay vs Kacy
Finlay and Kacycompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Finlay was ranked #87 and Kacy #4685 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Finlay was ranked #4684 and Kacy #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Finlay and Kacy over time
Finlay and Kacy appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Kacy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Finlay in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Finlay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kacy 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 · Girls17 shared years, 1998–2018
Finlay held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kacy in 10.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #752 in 1999, Kacy #708 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Finlay #4684, Kacy #5666.
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
| Field | Finlay | Kacy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2615 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finlay and Kacy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Finlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 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
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kacy
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2012
Highest recorded position: #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #2615 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls