Lucy vs Rasa
Lucy and Rasacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Lucy was ranked #30 and Rasa #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1992, Lucy was ranked #664 and Rasa #619 among girls in Norway.
Lucy and Rasa over time
Lucy and Rasa appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Rasa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lucy 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.
Lucy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rasa 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls8 shared years, 1964–1992
Lucy held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rasa in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #494 in 1973, Rasa #226 in 1977.
The order changed in 1968: Rasa moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #523 and #534; by 1968 that had become #509 and #380.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Lucy #664, Rasa #619.
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 | Lucy | Rasa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The English form of Lucia, from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light'. In use since the Middle Ages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluː.si/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Rasa does not have one recorded yet.
- Lucy and Rasa both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Rasa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lucy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Rasa
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #534 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Girls