Inez vs Kim
Inez and Kimcompared 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 · Girls
In 2018, Inez was ranked #896 and Kim #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Inez was ranked #1449 and Kim #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Inez and Kim over time
Inez and Kim appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Inez and Kim changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1449 and #4192.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Inez held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kim in 13.
Highest recorded here: Inez #1365 in 2009, Kim #422 in 1997.
The order changed in 2018: Inez moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3583 and #3583; by 2018 that had become #1711 and #5666.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Inez #1449, Kim #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1965–2018
Inez held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kim in 8.
Highest recorded here: Inez #385 in 1965, Kim #167 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Inez #896, Kim #896.
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 | Inez | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1449 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inez has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Inez
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1965–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1449 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls