Graeme vs Kiefer
Graeme and Kiefercompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1994, Graeme was ranked #163 and Kiefer #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Graeme was ranked #4632 and Kiefer #3362 among boys in England and Wales.
Graeme and Kiefer over time
Graeme and Kiefer appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Kiefer held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Graeme 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.
Graeme reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kiefer 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
Graeme and Kiefer changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2014, ending at #4632 and #3362.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Graeme #755 in 1996, Kiefer #958 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2014
Graeme held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kiefer in 7.
Highest recorded here: Graeme #755 in 1996, Kiefer #958 in 1998.
The order changed in 2004: Kiefer moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2189 and #2857; by 2004 that had become #3009 and #1498.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Graeme #4632, Kiefer #3362.
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 | Graeme | Kiefer |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #657 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Graeme and Kiefer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Graeme
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #33 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1975
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Kiefer
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2022
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1993–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #657 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys