Caragh vs Kinga
Caragh and Kingacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Caragh was ranked #123 and Kinga #363 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Caragh was ranked #130 and Kinga #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Caragh was ranked #4001 and Kinga #1940 among girls in England and Wales.
Caragh and Kinga over time
Caragh and Kinga appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2003–2019
Caragh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kinga in 13.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #1952 in 2004, Kinga #755 in 2009.
The order changed in 2005: Kinga moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1952 and #4598; by 2005 that had become #2084 and #1934.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Caragh #4001, Kinga #1940.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2021
Caragh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Kinga in 1.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #130 in 2021, Kinga #236 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Caragh #130, Kinga #883.
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
| Field | Caragh | Kinga |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #80 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caragh and Kinga both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Caragh
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kinga
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #601 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2021
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2006–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls