Lucy vs Selina
Lucy and Selinacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lucy was ranked #11 and Selina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Lucy was ranked #37 and Selina #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lucy was ranked #123 and Selina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Lucy was ranked #296 and Selina #227 among girls in Norway.
Lucy and Selina over time
Lucy and Selina appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Lucy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Selina 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.
Selina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lucy 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lucy and Selina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1990 and 2025, ending at #296 and #227.
- Mirrored each other
Over 47 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lucy rose about as far as Selina fell — from #118 and #380 in 1966 to #11 and #898 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Lucy and Selina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 47 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #11 and #898.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lucy #212 in 2018, Selina #220 in 2018.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1966–2024
Lucy held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Selina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #3 in 2016, Selina #166 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lucy #11, Selina #898.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lucy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Selina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #7 in 2003, Selina #248 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lucy #123, Selina #696.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2025
Lucy held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Selina in 16.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #212 in 2018, Selina #220 in 2018.
The order changed in 2025: Selina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #225 and #270; by 2025 that had become #296 and #227.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lucy #296, Selina #227.
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 | Selina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) | Norway · Girls #227 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lucy has a recorded origin (Latin); Selina does not have one recorded yet.
- Lucy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Selina.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Selina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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
Selina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls