Kacey vs Leyla
Kacey and Leylacompared 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 2019, Kacey was ranked #336 and Leyla #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kacey was ranked #2115 and Leyla #369 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Kacey was ranked #555 and Leyla #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kacey was ranked #638 and Leyla #790 among girls in Scotland.
Kacey and Leyla over time
Kacey and Leyla appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kacey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Leyla 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kacey and Leyla changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2115 and #369.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kacey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Leyla in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kacey #130 in 2006, Leyla #224 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kacey #2115, Leyla #369.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2003–2023
Kacey held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Leyla in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kacey #138 in 2004, Leyla #325 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kacey #555, Leyla #727.
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 | Kacey | Leyla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | Norway · Girls #324 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kacey and Leyla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kacey
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2002–2019
Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Leyla
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #324 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls