Lucy vs Yngvild
Lucy and Yngvildcompared 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 Yngvild #437 among girls in Norway.
Lucy and Yngvild over time
Lucy and Yngvild appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Yngvild 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 Yngvild 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 · Girls10 shared years, 1964–1995
Lucy held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Yngvild in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lucy #505 in 1965, Yngvild #411 in 1968.
The order changed in 1990: Yngvild moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #616 and #679; by 1990 that had become #665 and #465.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Lucy #507, Yngvild #437.
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 | Yngvild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #16 (2025) | Norway · Girls #640 (1999) |
| 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); Yngvild does not have one recorded yet.
- Lucy and Yngvild both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lucy; Yngvild 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
Yngvild
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1999
Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1960–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #640 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls