Debra vs Kelly

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 1973, Debra was ranked #97 and Kelly #11 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1973, Debra was ranked #99 and Kelly #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2004, Debra was ranked #677 and Kelly #63 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Debra was ranked #5891 and Kelly #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

Debra and Kelly over time

Debra and Kelly appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Kelly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Debra in 0.

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.

Debra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1969–2004

  Debra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Kelly in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Debra #233 in 1985, Kelly #35 in 1994.

  The order changed in 1974: Kelly moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #271 and #402; by 1974 that had become #340 and #300.

  Most recent shared year, 2004: Debra #677, Kelly #63.

• England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2024

  Debra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kelly in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Debra #1364 in 1996, Kelly #74 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Debra #5891, Kelly #1672.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1964–1973

  Debra held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kelly in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Debra #35 in 1964, Kelly #19 in 1973.

  The order changed in 1968: Kelly moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #43 and #81; by 1968 that had become #57 and #44.

  Most recent shared year, 1973: Debra #99, Kelly #19.

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.

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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

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