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Andrea vs Kyra

Andrea and Kyracompared 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 2025, Andrea was ranked #304 and Kyra #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Andrea was ranked #355 and Kyra #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Andrea was ranked #1021 and Kyra #411 among girls in England and Wales.

Andrea and Kyra over time

Andrea and Kyra appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Kyra 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

    Andrea and Kyra changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1998 and 2017, ending at #355 and #355.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Andrea and Kyra were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #304 and #273.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Andrea #354 in 1998, Kyra #208 in 2000.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 19712025

    Andrea held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kyra in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Andrea #63 in 1986, Kyra #190 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2015: Kyra moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #174 and #304; by 2015 that had become #306 and #222.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrea #304, Kyra #273.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Andrea held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kyra in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Andrea #354 in 1998, Kyra #208 in 2000.

    The order changed in 1997: Kyra moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #424 and #502; by 1997 that had become #377 and #296.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrea #1021, Kyra #411.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19982017

    Andrea held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kyra in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Andrea #129 in 1998, Kyra #201 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Andrea #355, Kyra #355.

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.

Other comparisons involving Andrea

Pairs where Andrea shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrea, Kyra
FieldAndreaKyra
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
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, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #98 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Andrea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Kyra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2024

    Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1998–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls