Jai vs Kye
Jai and Kyecompared 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 · Boys
In 2005, Jai was ranked #87 and Kye #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Jai was ranked #433 and Kye #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Jai was ranked #609 and Kye #550 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jai was ranked #945 and Kye #1108 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2002, Jai was ranked #1928 and Kye #4137 among girls in England and Wales.
Jai and Kye over time
Jai and Kye appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Kye held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jai in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Jai and Kye changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #945 and #1108.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jai #246 in 2004, Kye #176 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jai held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kye in 22.
Highest recorded here: Jai #246 in 2004, Kye #176 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jai #945, Kye #1108.
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 | Jai | Kye |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jai and Kye both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jai
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2008
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2005 (recorded 2001–2008).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Kye
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #376 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2005
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1108 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys