Eilin vs Kim
Eilin and Kimcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2009, Eilin was ranked #506 and Kim #605 among girls in Norway.
Eilin and Kim over time
Eilin and Kim appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eilin in 0.
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.
Eilin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kim 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
Eilin and Kim changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2009, ending at #506 and #605.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1953–2009
Eilin held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kim in 15.
Highest recorded here: Eilin #395 in 1953, Kim #237 in 1973.
The order changed in 2009: Eilin moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #588 and #460; by 2009 that had become #506 and #605.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Eilin #506, Kim #605.
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 | Eilin | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #573 (2012) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eilin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kim.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eilin
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #395 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2012
Highest recorded position: #395 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1953–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #573 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls