Kitty vs Macy
Kitty and Macycompared 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 2018, Kitty was ranked #434 and Macy #273 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kitty was ranked #294 and Macy #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kitty was ranked #952 and Macy #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Kitty and Macy over time
Kitty and Macy appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Kitty held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Macy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Macy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kitty 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
Kitty and Macy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #952 and #1302.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Macy rose about as far as Kitty fell — from #518 and #3824 in 1997 to #952 and #1302 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Kitty held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Macy in 13.
Highest recorded here: Kitty #189 in 2009, Macy #161 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kitty #952, Macy #1302.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2008–2025
Kitty held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Macy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kitty #291 in 2014, Macy #395 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kitty #294, Macy #608.
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 | Kitty | Macy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (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
- Kitty and Macy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Kitty
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #276 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Macy
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls