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Andrew vs Kenneth

Andrew and Kenneth compared 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.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1981, Andrew was ranked #4 and Kenneth #88 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1977, Andrew was ranked #6 and Kenneth #99 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2007, Andrew was ranked #33 and Kenneth #315 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #104 and Kenneth #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #106 and Kenneth #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Andrew was ranked #334 and Kenneth #1007 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2021, Andrew was ranked #458 and Kenneth #475 among boys in Norway.

Andrew and Kenneth over time

Norway · Boys
#10#30#100#30019462021Andrew #458Kenneth #4751946: Andrew #344, Kenneth #2751947: Andrew #311, Kenneth #2001948: Andrew #321, Kenneth #1851951: Andrew #332, Kenneth #2191954: Andrew #316, Kenneth #1521955: Andrew #378, Kenneth #1531956: Andrew #294, Kenneth #1381957: Andrew #367, Kenneth #1491958: Andrew #306, Kenneth #1371959: Andrew #352, Kenneth #1371960: Andrew #396, Kenneth #1121961: Andrew #286, Kenneth #1211962: Andrew #219, Kenneth #1011963: Andrew #206, Kenneth #951964: Andrew #296, Kenneth #801965: Andrew #249, Kenneth #791966: Andrew #241, Kenneth #721967: Andrew #232, Kenneth #601968: Andrew #310, Kenneth #531969: Andrew #280, Kenneth #491970: Andrew #247, Kenneth #401971: Andrew #299, Kenneth #271972: Andrew #275, Kenneth #261973: Andrew #295, Kenneth #241974: Andrew #271, Kenneth #171975: Andrew #341, Kenneth #191976: Andrew #244, Kenneth #171977: Andrew #324, Kenneth #121978: Andrew #284, Kenneth #121979: Andrew #318, Kenneth #101980: Andrew #355, Kenneth #151981: Andrew #305, Kenneth #161982: Andrew #283, Kenneth #151983: Andrew #241, Kenneth #171984: Andrew #359, Kenneth #151985: Andrew #289, Kenneth #181986: Andrew #303, Kenneth #181987: Andrew #277, Kenneth #181988: Andrew #417, Kenneth #251989: Andrew #323, Kenneth #281990: Andrew #392, Kenneth #271991: Andrew #385, Kenneth #331992: Andrew #318, Kenneth #391993: Andrew #496, Kenneth #481994: Andrew #471, Kenneth #581996: Andrew #561, Kenneth #721997: Andrew #425, Kenneth #842000: Andrew #487, Kenneth #1592001: Andrew #376, Kenneth #1582003: Andrew #445, Kenneth #1602004: Andrew #477, Kenneth #1902007: Andrew #406, Kenneth #2872008: Andrew #496, Kenneth #3092009: Andrew #536, Kenneth #3102010: Andrew #462, Kenneth #4512011: Andrew #483, Kenneth #3892012: Andrew #405, Kenneth #4172014: Andrew #518, Kenneth #4672016: Andrew #402, Kenneth #3902021: Andrew #458, Kenneth #475

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#30#100#30019642024Andrew #106Kenneth #7851964: Andrew #34, Kenneth #411965: Andrew #32, Kenneth #401966: Andrew #31, Kenneth #391967: Andrew #33, Kenneth #341968: Andrew #32, Kenneth #301969: Andrew #36, Kenneth #281970: Andrew #36, Kenneth #331971: Andrew #26, Kenneth #311972: Andrew #38, Kenneth #261973: Andrew #38, Kenneth #311974: Andrew #36, Kenneth #261975: Andrew #33, Kenneth #301976: Andrew #37, Kenneth #311977: Andrew #29, Kenneth #381978: Andrew #24, Kenneth #381979: Andrew #21, Kenneth #461980: Andrew #30, Kenneth #411981: Andrew #26, Kenneth #441982: Andrew #20, Kenneth #481983: Andrew #28, Kenneth #531984: Andrew #24, Kenneth #501985: Andrew #19, Kenneth #511986: Andrew #19, Kenneth #651987: Andrew #21, Kenneth #601988: Andrew #27, Kenneth #631989: Andrew #23, Kenneth #701990: Andrew #18, Kenneth #751991: Andrew #19, Kenneth #811992: Andrew #16, Kenneth #801993: Andrew #16, Kenneth #1151994: Andrew #20, Kenneth #1191995: Andrew #22, Kenneth #1081996: Andrew #19, Kenneth #1151997: Andrew #23, Kenneth #1331998: Andrew #23, Kenneth #1301999: Andrew #28, Kenneth #1672000: Andrew #31, Kenneth #1732001: Andrew #37, Kenneth #2012002: Andrew #41, Kenneth #1802003: Andrew #36, Kenneth #1842004: Andrew #32, Kenneth #2632005: Andrew #39, Kenneth #1912006: Andrew #43, Kenneth #3142007: Andrew #43, Kenneth #2992008: Andrew #41, Kenneth #3172009: Andrew #58, Kenneth #2922010: Andrew #58, Kenneth #4222011: Andrew #60, Kenneth #3872012: Andrew #60, Kenneth #7182013: Andrew #60, Kenneth #6052014: Andrew #61, Kenneth #7152015: Andrew #60, Kenneth #6152016: Andrew #72, Kenneth #4482017: Andrew #76, Kenneth #4952018: Andrew #76, Kenneth #3692019: Andrew #68, Kenneth #6462020: Andrew #93, Kenneth #6372021: Andrew #95, Kenneth #7552022: Andrew #124, Kenneth #5722024: Andrew #106, Kenneth #785

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Andrew and Kenneth over time

Andrew and Kenneth appear together in 5 published lists, across 197 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Kenneth in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kenneth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Andrew 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1959, Andrew moved ahead of Kenneth in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #28 and #27 the year before became #30 and #35.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Andrew and Kenneth changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2024, ending at #106 and #785.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Andrew and Kenneth averaged 44.5 places apart, ending at #6 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Andrew and Kenneth were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #334 and #1007.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrew #29 in 1996, Kenneth #345 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #34 and #41 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2024 they were #106 and #785.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys60 shared years, 1946–2021

    Andrew held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kenneth in 58.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #206 in 1963, Kenneth #10 in 1979.

    The order changed in 2021: Andrew moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #402 and #390; by 2021 that had become #458 and #475.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Andrew #458, Kenneth #475.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys60 shared years, 1964–2024

    Andrew held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Kenneth in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #16 in 1992, Kenneth #26 in 1972.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrew #106, Kenneth #785.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Andrew held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Kenneth in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #29 in 1996, Kenneth #345 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrew #334, Kenneth #1007.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys26 shared years, 1952–1977

    Andrew held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Kenneth in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #4 in 1970, Kenneth #16 in 1952.

    The order changed in 1959: Andrew moved ahead. In 1958 they stood at #28 and #27; by 1959 that had become #30 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 1977: Andrew #6, Kenneth #99.

  • New Zealand · Boys21 shared years, 1954–1981

    Andrew held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kenneth in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #2 in 1977, Kenneth #28 in 1954.

    The order changed in 1958: Andrew moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #33 and #32; by 1958 that had become #27 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Andrew #4, Kenneth #88.

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 Andrew

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

Other comparisons involving Kenneth

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart →

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrew, Kenneth
FieldAndrewKenneth
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningThe English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland.An Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed, of Scottish Gaelic origin. Borne by the Scottish king Kenneth mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century.
OriginGreek, biblicalScottish Gaelic
Pronunciation/ˈæn.dɹuː//ˈkɛn.əθ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1007 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrew is recorded with a Greek, biblical origin, while Kenneth is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic origin.
  • Andrew and Kenneth both have 2 syllables.
  • Andrew's recorded meaning differs from Kenneth's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Andrew

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–2013

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kenneth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #303 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 recorded1945–2021

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2021).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1007 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys