Stacey vs Tierna
Stacey and Tiernacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Stacey was ranked #451 and Tierna #297 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Stacey was ranked #551 and Tierna #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Stacey and Tierna over time
Stacey and Tierna appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Stacey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tierna 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
Stacey and Tierna changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1998 and 2012, ending at #451 and #297.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1998–2012
Stacey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tierna in 7.
Highest recorded here: Stacey #145 in 1998, Tierna #139 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Stacey #451, Tierna #297.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2003–2019
Stacey held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Tierna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Stacey #279 in 2003, Tierna #651 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Stacey #551, Tierna #871.
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 | Stacey | Tierna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stacey and Tierna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Stacey
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1973–1996
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Tierna
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #145 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls