Felicity vs Kimberly
Felicity and Kimberlycompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1984, Felicity was ranked #96 and Kimberly #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Felicity was ranked #153 and Kimberly #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Felicity was ranked #608 and Kimberly #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Felicity was ranked #446 and Kimberly #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Felicity and Kimberly over time
Felicity and Kimberly appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kimberly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Felicity 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Felicity #438 in 1983, Kimberly #298 in 1983.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Felicity held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kimberly in 0.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #97 in 2016, Kimberly #304 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Felicity #153, Kimberly #1036.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1983–2025
Felicity held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kimberly in 11.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #438 in 1983, Kimberly #298 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Felicity #608, Kimberly #443.
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 | Felicity | Kimberly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Felicity has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Kimberly.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Felicity
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1984
Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1975–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kimberly
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #298 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1984–1988
Highest recorded position: #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1984 (recorded 1984–1988).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls