Ember vs Kristy
Ember and Kristycompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Ember was ranked #478 and Kristy #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Ember and Kristy over time
Ember and Kristy appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Ember held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kristy 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.
Kristy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ember 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
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2000–2018
Ember held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kristy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ember #478 in 2018, Kristy #876 in 2000.
The order changed in 2009: Ember moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #3860 and #3860; by 2009 that had become #1837 and #5556.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Ember #478, Kristy #5666.
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 | Ember | Kristy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ember and Kristy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ember
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kristy
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1974–1992
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1974–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls