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Marigold vs Tracy

Marigold 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Marigold was ranked #1491 and Tracy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Marigold and Tracy over time

Marigold and Tracy appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Tracy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marigold 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

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19972024

    Marigold held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tracy in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Marigold #1383 in 2022, Tracy #820 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2021: Marigold moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2615 and #2449; by 2021 that had become #2201 and #5581.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Marigold #1491, Tracy #4843.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Marigold, Tracy
FieldMarigoldTracy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #1491 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Marigold has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tracy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Marigold

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1383 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tracy

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1961–1985

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1961–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls