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Bayley vs Kaydan

Bayley and Kaydancompared 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 · Boys

    In 2025, Bayley was ranked #4275 and Kaydan #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Bayley and Kaydan over time

Bayley and Kaydan appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Bayley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaydan in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Bayley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaydan 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

    Bayley and Kaydan changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2001 and 2025, ending at #4275 and #5137.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 20012025

    Bayley held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kaydan in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Bayley #381 in 2003, Kaydan #996 in 2010.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bayley #4275, Kaydan #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

Side-by-side comparison of Bayley, Kaydan
FieldBayleyKaydan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
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-ENWGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bayley and Kaydan both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Bayley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #381 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kaydan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #3134 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2001–2025

    Highest recorded position: #996 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 2001–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys