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Alfred vs Kajus

Alfred and Kajuscompared 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 · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #76 and Kajus #1406 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Kajus #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2020, Alfred was ranked #392 and Kajus #334 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Alfred and Kajus over time

Alfred and Kajus appear together in 3 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Kajus held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alfred in 1.

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.

Kajus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alfred in 1. 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 20042025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Kajus in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Kajus #611 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #76, Kajus #1406.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 20062025

    Alfred held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kajus in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #271 in 2020, Kajus #211 in 2010.

    The order changed in 2024: Alfred moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #657 and #509; by 2024 that had become #430 and #582.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Kajus #829.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20092020

    Alfred held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kajus in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Alfred #262 in 2009, Kajus #255 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Alfred #392, Kajus #334.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alfred, Kajus
FieldAlfredKajus
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #26 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alfred and Kajus both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alfred

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #127 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #76 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kajus

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #2304 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2007–2020

    Highest recorded position: #204 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2007–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1406 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys