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Belinda vs Kelly

Belinda and Kellycompared 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 · Girls

    In 1981, Belinda was ranked #96 and Kelly #4 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1998, Belinda was ranked #498 and Kelly #53 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1992, Belinda was ranked #88 and Kelly #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2012, Belinda was ranked #517 and Kelly #588 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Belinda was ranked #5927 and Kelly #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

Belinda and Kelly over time

Belinda and Kelly appear together in 5 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Kelly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Belinda in 2.

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.

Belinda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Kelly 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1991, Kelly moved ahead of Belinda in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #44 and #52 the year before became #66 and #59.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Belinda and Kelly changed places 9 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1964 and 1992, ending at #88 and #83.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Belinda and Kelly averaged 10.8 places apart, ending at #88 and #83.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 28 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kelly rose about as far as Belinda fell — from #211 and #322 in 1969 to #498 and #53 in 1998.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Belinda #571 in 1996, Kelly #74 in 1996.

List by list

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls28 shared years, 1964–1992

    Belinda held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kelly in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #6 in 1974, Kelly #6 in 1979.

    The order changed in 1991: Kelly moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #44 and #52; by 1991 that had become #66 and #59.

    Most recent shared year, 1992: Belinda #88, Kelly #83.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1969–1998

    Belinda held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kelly in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #211 in 1969, Kelly #35 in 1994.

    The order changed in 1977: Kelly moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #215 and #298; by 1977 that had become #215 and #174.

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Belinda #498, Kelly #53.

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025

    Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kelly in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #571 in 1996, Kelly #74 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Belinda #5927, Kelly #2006.

  • Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1967–2012

    Belinda held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kelly in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #223 in 1976, Kelly #420 in 1980.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Belinda #517, Kelly #588.

  • New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1970–1981

    Belinda held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kelly in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Belinda #40 in 1975, Kelly #3 in 1978.

    The order changed in 1971: Kelly moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #70 and #90; by 1971 that had become #65 and #14.

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Belinda #96, Kelly #4.

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 Belinda

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

Other comparisons involving Kelly

Pairs where Kelly 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 — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1990s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1990 and 1999.

The 1990s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Belinda, Kelly
FieldBelindaKelly
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Belinda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kelly.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Belinda

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1957–1992

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1957–1992).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kelly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1970–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1970–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls