Ally vs Kym
Ally and Kymcompared 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 · Girls
In 2012, Ally was ranked #398 and Kym #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2001, Ally was ranked #1595 and Kym #2220 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Ally was ranked #3536 and Kym #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Ally and Kym over time
Ally and Kym appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Ally held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kym in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kym reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ally 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ally #936 in 2001, Kym #1238 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1999–2012
Ally held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kym in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ally #188 in 2005, Kym #247 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Ally #398, Kym #907.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1998–2013
Ally held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kym in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ally #936 in 2001, Kym #1238 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ally #3536, Kym #5742.
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 | Ally | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ally has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kym.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ally
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kym
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2012
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1990–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Girls