Kacey vs Maci
Kacey and Macicompared 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 Maci #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Kacey was ranked #420 and Maci #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kacey was ranked #638 and Maci #638 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kacey was ranked #2605 and Maci #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Kacey and Maci over time
Kacey and Maci appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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 Maci 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 Maci changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #2605 and #4201.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 2000–2025
Kacey held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Maci in 3.
Highest recorded here: Kacey #130 in 2006, Maci #323 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kacey #2605, Maci #4201.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2010–2022
Kacey held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Maci in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kacey #273 in 2013, Maci #228 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kacey #420, Maci #559.
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 | Maci |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kacey and Maci 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maci
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #2746 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2021
Highest recorded position: #163 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls