Bethany vs Kayla

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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2004, Bethany was ranked #100 and Kayla #45 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Bethany was ranked #544 and Kayla #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #384 and Kayla #171 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #253 and Kayla #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #539 and Kayla #332 among girls in England and Wales.

Bethany and Kayla over time

Bethany and Kayla appear together in 4 published lists, across 97 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.

Bethany reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Kayla 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1991–2025

  Bethany held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kayla in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #179 in 2003, Kayla #21 in 2011.

  The order changed in 1996: Kayla moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #457 and #515; by 1996 that had become #393 and #295.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #544, Kayla #130.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Bethany held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kayla in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #11 in 1999, Kayla #98 in 2011.

  The order changed in 2024: Kayla moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #304 and #353; by 2024 that had become #539 and #332.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #539, Kayla #332.

• Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024

  Bethany held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Kayla in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #32 in 1998, Kayla #40 in 2011.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #253, Kayla #253.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1994–2004

  Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kayla in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #73 in 1997, Kayla #32 in 1994.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2004: Bethany #100, Kayla #45.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here