George vs Kai
George and Kaicompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #6 and Kai #72 among boys in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #24 and Kai #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #112 and Kai #34 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #40 and Kai #69 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #48 and Kai #56 among boys in Scotland.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, George was ranked #364 and Kai #253 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, George was ranked #5666 and Kai #4684 among girls in England and Wales.
George and Kai over time
George and Kai appear together in 6 published lists, across 174 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Kai in 2.
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.
Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, George in 2. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2019, Kai moved ahead of George in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #70 and #84 the year before became #65 and #65.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
George and Kai changed places 7 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #24 and #23.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, George and Kai averaged 13.0 places apart, ending at #24 and #23.
- Longest-running competitions
George and Kai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 59 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #364 and #253.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — George #24 in 2023, Kai #20 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys59 shared years, 1946–2023
George held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kai in 58.
Highest recorded here: George #253 in 1968, Kai #57 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: George #364, Kai #253.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
George held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kai in 0.
Highest recorded here: George #2 in 2018, Kai #56 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #6, Kai #72.
Republic of Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2025
George held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kai in 13.
Highest recorded here: George #65 in 2019, Kai #30 in 2024.
The order changed in 2019: Kai moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #70 and #84; by 2019 that had become #65 and #65.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #112, Kai #34.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1998–2024
George held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kai in 8.
Highest recorded here: George #25 in 2023, Kai #52 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #40, Kai #69.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys23 shared years, 2002–2025
George held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kai in 9.
Highest recorded here: George #24 in 2023, Kai #20 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #24, Kai #23.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2018
George held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kai in 7.
Highest recorded here: George #2802 in 2004, Kai #1126 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: George #5666, Kai #4684.
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 | George | Kai |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Kai does not have one recorded yet.
- George has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kai.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Kai doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Kai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys