Lucy vs Renathe
Lucy and Renathecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1995, Lucy was ranked #507 and Renathe #465 among girls in Norway.
Lucy and Renathe over time
Lucy and Renathe appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Renathe 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 Renathe 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, 1973–1995
Lucy held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Renathe in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #494 in 1973, Renathe #292 in 1977.
The order changed in 1977: Renathe moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #494 and #505; by 1977 that had become #613 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Lucy #507, Renathe #465.
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 | Renathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) | Norway · Girls #499 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Renathe does not have one recorded yet.
- Lucy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Renathe.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Renathe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Renathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1996
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1967–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #499 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls