Amy vs Kathlyn
Amy and Kathlyncompared 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 2004, Amy was ranked #13 and Kathlyn #3197 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Amy was ranked #36 and Kathlyn #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amy and Kathlyn over time
Amy and Kathlyn appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathlyn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kathlyn 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 Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Amy #4 in 2004, Kathlyn #211 in 2005.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1994–2015
Amy held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kathlyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Kathlyn #211 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Amy #36, Kathlyn #896.
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 | Amy | Kathlyn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amy and Kathlyn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Amy
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2012
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kathlyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2015
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1994–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls