Teri vs Tracy
Teri 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 2022, Teri was ranked #5669 and Tracy #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Teri and Tracy over time
Teri and Tracy appear together in 1 published list, across 19 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 Teri 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
Teri and Tracy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2022, ending at #5669 and #3970.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Teri #439 in 1997, Tracy #686 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2022
Teri held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Tracy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Teri #439 in 1997, Tracy #686 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Tracy moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #3536 and #4050; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #2496.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Teri #5669, Tracy #3970.
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 | Teri | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) | 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) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Teri and Tracy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Teri
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2007
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1998–2007).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · 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