Mai vs Tracy

Mai and Tracycompared 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 2010, Mai was ranked #377 and Tracy #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mai was ranked #1743 and Tracy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Mai and Tracy over time

Mai and Tracy appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Mai held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tracy 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Mai held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tracy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Mai #845 in 2008, Tracy #686 in 1996.
The order changed in 2021: Mai moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2615 and #2449; by 2021 that had become #2201 and #5581.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mai #1743, Tracy #4843.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2001–2010
Mai held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tracy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Mai #335 in 2001, Tracy #362 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Mai #377, Tracy #758.

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 Tracy

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

Anita vs Tracy
Anita and Tracy changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #539 and #893.
Anita · Tracy · 44 shared years, 1964–2009 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Tracy vs Bernadette
Tracy and Bernadette changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2010, ending at #758 and #758.
Tracy · Bernadette · 45 shared years, 1964–2010 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2010 Republic of Ireland ranking
Tracy vs Carmel
Tracy and Carmel changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2010, ending at #758 and #593.
Tracy · Carmel · 43 shared years, 1964–2010 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2010 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lisa vs Tracy
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Lisa #1 in 1968, Tracy #11 in 1970.
Lisa · Tracy · 24 shared years, 1962–1985 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1970 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Mai, Tracy
Field	Mai	Tracy
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #443 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Mai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tracy.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Mai

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #182 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Tracy

Popularity journey

First recorded1960
First recorded at #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1985
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1961–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls