Abigail vs Kelly

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 1998, Abigail was ranked #53 and Kelly #89 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Abigail was ranked #84 and Kelly #404 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Abigail was ranked #102 and Kelly #790 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Abigail was ranked #108 and Kelly #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Abigail was ranked #154 and Kelly #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2019, Abigail was ranked #270 and Kelly #479 among girls in Norway.

Abigail and Kelly over time

Abigail and Kelly appear together in 4 published lists, across 111 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.

Kelly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Abigail 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1969–2023

  Abigail held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kelly in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #36 in 2008, Kelly #35 in 1994.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Abigail #84, Kelly #404.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Abigail held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kelly in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #19 in 2000, Kelly #74 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #154, Kelly #1672.

• Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2021

  Abigail held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kelly in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #29 in 2005, Kelly #101 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Abigail #108, Kelly #446.

• Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1983–2019

  Abigail held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kelly in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #270 in 2019, Kelly #380 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2007: Abigail moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #556 and #486; by 2007 that had become #463 and #607.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Abigail #270, Kelly #479.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here