Sile vs Tracy
Sile 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 2009, Sile was ranked #641 and Tracy #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Sile and Tracy over time
Sile and Tracy appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Tracy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sile 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.
Tracy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sile 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sile and Tracy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #641 and #893.
- Longest-running competitions
Sile and Tracy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #641 and #893.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1964–2009
Sile held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tracy in 33.
Highest recorded here: Sile #195 in 1981, Tracy #54 in 1971.
The order changed in 2009: Sile moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #842 and #549; by 2009 that had become #641 and #893.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Sile #641, Tracy #893.
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 | Sile | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #661 (2016) | 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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sile and Tracy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Sile
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · 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