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Leanne vs Tracy

Leanne and Tracycompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1981, Leanne was ranked #48 and Tracy #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1985, Leanne was ranked #95 and Tracy #100 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Leanne was ranked #276 and Tracy #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Leanne was ranked #2006 and Tracy #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

Leanne and Tracy over time

Leanne and Tracy appear together in 4 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Leanne held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tracy in 1.

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.

Leanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Tracy in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1985, Leanne moved ahead of Tracy in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #112 and #89 the year before became #82 and #102.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Leanne and Tracy changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1961 and 1985, ending at #95 and #100.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Leanne and Tracy averaged 25.7 places apart, ending at #48 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Leanne and Tracy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1973 to 2010, ending at #276 and #758.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Leanne #88 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1973–2010

    Leanne held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Tracy in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Leanne #26 in 1990, Tracy #68 in 1977.

    The order changed in 1985: Leanne moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #112 and #89; by 1985 that had become #82 and #102.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Leanne #276, Tracy #758.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Leanne held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tracy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Leanne #88 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Leanne #2006, Tracy #5927.

  • New Zealand · Girls23 shared years, 1961–1985

    Leanne held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Tracy in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Leanne #22 in 1965, Tracy #11 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Leanne #95, Tracy #100.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1960–1981

    Leanne held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tracy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Leanne #6 in 1968, Tracy #21 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Leanne #48, Tracy #99.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Leanne

Pairs where Leanne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tracy

Pairs where Tracy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Leanne, Tracy
FieldLeanneTracy
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 usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Leanne and Tracy both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Leanne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1957–1986

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1957–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tracy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1961–1985

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1961–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls