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Kacey vs Seana

Kacey and Seanacompared 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 2014, Kacey was ranked #314 and Seana #365 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Kacey was ranked #316 and Seana #581 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2016, Kacey was ranked #744 and Seana #5785 among girls in England and Wales.

Kacey and Seana over time

Kacey and Seana appear together in 3 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Kacey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Seana 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.

Seana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kacey 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Kacey #138 in 2004, Seana #414 in 2004.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 19962016

    Kacey held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Seana in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kacey #130 in 2006, Seana #1594 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Kacey #744, Seana #5785.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20002015

    Kacey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Seana in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Kacey #138 in 2004, Seana #414 in 2004.

    The order changed in 2001: Kacey moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #536 and #465; by 2001 that had become #335 and #441.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Kacey #316, Seana #581.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 20022014

    Kacey held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Seana in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kacey #108 in 2003, Seana #162 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2003: Kacey moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #162 and #162; by 2003 that had become #108 and #225.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Kacey #314, Seana #365.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Kacey, Seana
FieldKaceySeana
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025)Northern Ireland · Girls #432 (2017)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kacey and Seana both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Kacey

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2002–2019

    Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2019).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Seana

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2017

    Highest recorded position: #162 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #432 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017.

    Northern Ireland · Girls