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Isabelle vs Stacey

Isabelle and Staceycompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #35 and Stacey #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Isabelle was ranked #52 and Stacey #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Isabelle was ranked #109 and Stacey #451 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Isabelle and Stacey over time

Isabelle and Stacey appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Isabelle held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Stacey in 0.

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.

Stacey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Isabelle 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1997, Isabelle moved ahead of Stacey in England and Wales · Girls — #102 and #97 the year before became #100 and #131.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Isabelle and Stacey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1979 to 2024, ending at #35 and #898.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #102 and #97 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #52 and #3015.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1979–2024

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Stacey in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #26 in 2010, Stacey #39 in 1990.

    The order changed in 1998: Isabelle moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #176 and #107; by 1998 that had become #159 and #179.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #35, Stacey #898.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Isabelle held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Stacey in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Isabelle #17 in 2008, Stacey #97 in 1996.

    The order changed in 1997: Isabelle moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #102 and #97; by 1997 that had become #100 and #131.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabelle #52, Stacey #3015.

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 Isabelle

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

Other comparisons involving Stacey

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Isabelle, Stacey
FieldIsabelleStacey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Isabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Stacey.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Isabelle

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #454 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Stacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–1996

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls