Philomena vs Stacy
Philomena and Stacycompared 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 1997, Philomena was ranked #263 and Stacy #346 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Philomena was ranked #3985 and Stacy #4684 among girls in England and Wales.
Philomena and Stacy over time
Philomena and Stacy appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 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.
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.
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
Philomena and Stacy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #3985 and #4684.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1977–1997
Philomena held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Stacy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Philomena #163 in 1977, Stacy #178 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Philomena #263, Stacy #346.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2018
Philomena held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Stacy in 11.
Highest recorded here: Philomena #1658 in 2002, Stacy #594 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Philomena moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #2721 and #2150; by 2009 that had become #2326 and #5556.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Philomena #3985, Stacy #4684.
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 | Philomena | Stacy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4684 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Philomena has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Stacy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Philomena
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Stacy
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #518 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1977–1997
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1977–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls