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Shannon vs Tracy

Shannon 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1985, Shannon was ranked #50 and Tracy #100 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1981, Shannon was ranked #67 and Tracy #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Shannon was ranked #102 and Tracy #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Shannon was ranked #1743 and Tracy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Shannon and Tracy over time

Shannon and Tracy appear together in 3 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Shannon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tracy in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Shannon 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1983, Shannon moved ahead of Tracy in New Zealand · Girls — #67 and #62 the year before became #60 and #66.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Shannon and Tracy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1974 to 2010, ending at #102 and #758.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Shannon #11 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1974–2010

    Shannon held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tracy in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Shannon #11 in 1995, Tracy #69 in 1980.

    The order changed in 1992: Shannon moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #180 and #124; by 1992 that had become #116 and #156.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Shannon #102, Tracy #758.

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024

    Shannon held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tracy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Shannon #11 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Shannon #1743, Tracy #4843.

  • New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 1976–1985

    Shannon held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tracy in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Shannon #46 in 1981, Tracy #35 in 1977.

    The order changed in 1983: Shannon moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #67 and #62; by 1983 that had become #60 and #66.

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Shannon #50, Tracy #100.

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 Shannon

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

Other comparisons involving Tracy

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Shannon, Tracy
FieldShannonTracy
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 recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Shannon and Tracy both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Shannon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · 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