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Georgios vs Kay

Georgios and Kaycompared 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 · Boys

    In 1992, Georgios was ranked #596 and Kay #430 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2019, Georgios was ranked #1152 and Kay #4702 among boys in England and Wales.

Georgios and Kay over time

Georgios and Kay appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys22 shared years, 19601992

    Georgios held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kay in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Georgios #365 in 1963, Kay #147 in 1981.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1992: Georgios #596, Kay #430.

  • England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 20022019

    Georgios held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kay in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Georgios #1152 in 2019, Kay #3225 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2009: Georgios moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #4052 and #4052; by 2009 that had become #2318 and #4527.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Georgios #1152, Kay #4702.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Georgios, Kay
FieldGeorgiosKay
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Georgios has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kay.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Georgios

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1960–2019

    Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1960–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kay

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #286 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–1963

    Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1963).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls