Allen vs Kory
Allen and Korycompared 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 · Boys
In 2008, Allen was ranked #601 and Kory #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Allen was ranked #3256 and Kory #5137 among boys in England and Wales.
Allen and Kory over time
Allen and Kory appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Kory held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Allen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kory reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Allen 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
Allen and Kory changed places 14 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3256 and #5137.
- Longest-running competitions
Allen and Kory were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3256 and #5137.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Allen #1079 in 2007, Kory #850 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Allen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kory in 15.
Highest recorded here: Allen #1079 in 2007, Kory #850 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Allen #3256, Kory #5137.
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 | Allen | Kory |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allen and Kory both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Kory
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys