Kara vs Lacie
Kara and Laciecompared 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, Kara was ranked #336 and Lacie #298 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kara was ranked #413 and Lacie #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kara was ranked #476 and Lacie #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kara was ranked #1079 and Lacie #1407 among girls in England and Wales.
Kara and Lacie over time
Kara and Lacie appear together in 3 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Kara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lacie in 0.
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
Kara and Lacie changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1079 and #1407.
- Longest-running competitions
Kara and Lacie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1079 and #1407.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kara #186 in 2011, Lacie #189 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Kara held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Lacie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kara #186 in 2011, Lacie #189 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kara #1079, Lacie #1407.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2025
Kara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Lacie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kara #165 in 2015, Lacie #424 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kara #413, Lacie #885.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2010–2019
Kara held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lacie in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kara #108 in 2010, Lacie #195 in 2015.
The order changed in 2019: Lacie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #208 and #313; by 2019 that had become #336 and #298.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Kara #336, Lacie #298.
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 | Kara | Lacie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kara and Lacie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kara
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lacie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls