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Lisa vs Vicki

Lisa and Vickicompared 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 1976, Lisa was ranked #4 and Vicki #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1975, Lisa was ranked #7 and Vicki #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Lisa was ranked #91 and Vicki #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Lisa was ranked #624 and Vicki #5876 among girls in England and Wales.

Lisa and Vicki over time

Lisa and Vicki appear together in 4 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Lisa held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Vicki 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.

Vicki reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lisa 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Lisa moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1965 as Vicki fell out of it to #51, having been #39 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1963, Lisa moved ahead of Vicki in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #25 and #22 the year before became #14 and #22.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lisa #105 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1973–2004

    Lisa held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #3 in 1984, Vicki #287 in 1987.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Lisa #91, Vicki #677.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 1959–1975

    Lisa held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Vicki in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #2 in 1968, Vicki #12 in 1959.

    The order changed in 1963: Lisa moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #25 and #22; by 1963 that had become #14 and #22.

    Most recent shared year, 1975: Lisa #7, Vicki #97.

  • New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1962–1976

    Lisa held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Vicki in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #1 in 1968, Vicki #32 in 1962.

    The order changed in 1965: Lisa moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #66 and #39; by 1965 that had become #31 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 1976: Lisa #4, Vicki #87.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012

    Lisa held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lisa #105 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Lisa #624, Vicki #5876.

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 Lisa

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

Other comparisons involving Vicki

Pairs where Vicki 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

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 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lisa, Vicki
FieldLisaVicki
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA short form of Elizabeth, often used independently — notably the name of the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, short form of ElizabethNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈliː.sə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #174 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lisa has a recorded origin (Hebrew, short form of Elizabeth); Vicki does not have one recorded yet.
  • Lisa and Vicki both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lisa; Vicki doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Lisa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #330 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 recorded1962–1997

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1997).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #174 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Vicki

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1975

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Girls