Jacinta vs Stacy
Jacinta and Stacycompared 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 1997, Jacinta was ranked #363 and Stacy #346 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Jacinta was ranked #4736 and Stacy #3615 among girls in England and Wales.
Jacinta and Stacy over time
Jacinta and Stacy appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jacinta and Stacy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1977 and 1997, ending at #363 and #346.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Stacy #594 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1977–1997
Jacinta held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Stacy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #124 in 1983, Stacy #178 in 1990.
The order changed in 1996: Stacy moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #352 and #417; by 1996 that had become #471 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Jacinta #363, Stacy #346.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2015
Jacinta held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Stacy in 16.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Stacy #594 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Jacinta #4736, Stacy #3615.
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 | Jacinta | Stacy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4684 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacinta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Stacy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jacinta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Stacy
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #518 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1977–1997
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1977–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls