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Linda vs Stacey

Linda and Staceycompared 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 Zealand · Girls

    In 1979, Linda was ranked #76 and Stacey #37 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1986, Linda was ranked #99 and Stacey #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Linda was ranked #421 and Stacey #551 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Linda was ranked #451 and Stacey #451 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Linda was ranked #1892 and Stacey #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Linda and Stacey over time

Linda and Stacey appear together in 3 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Stacey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Linda in 1.

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.

Linda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Stacey 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 1982, Stacey moved ahead of Linda in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #53 and #54 the year before became #68 and #51.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Linda and Stacey changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1892 and #2138.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Linda and Stacey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #2138.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Linda #638 in 1997, Stacey #97 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1977–2019

    Linda held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Stacey in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Linda #17 in 1977, Stacey #39 in 1990.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Linda #421, Stacey #551.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Linda held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Stacey in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Linda #638 in 1997, Stacey #97 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2023: Linda moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1621 and #1621; by 2023 that had become #1206 and #2346.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Linda #1892, Stacey #2138.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1977–1986

    Linda held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Stacey in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Linda #39 in 1978, Stacey #34 in 1985.

    The order changed in 1982: Stacey moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #53 and #54; by 1982 that had become #68 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 1986: Linda #99, Stacey #49.

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 Linda

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

Other comparisons involving Stacey

Pairs where Stacey 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

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

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Linda, Stacey
FieldLindaStacey
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, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Linda

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Stacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–1996

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls