Kai vs Raine
Kai and Rainecompared 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, Kai was ranked #72 and Raine #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kai was ranked #4843 and Raine #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Kai and Raine over time
Kai and Raine appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Raine 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
Kai and Raine changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #952.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Raine in 14.
Highest recorded here: Kai #1126 in 1997, Raine #632 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #4843, Raine #952.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2005–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Raine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #63 in 2012, Raine #2018 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #72, Raine #2263.
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 | Kai | Raine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Raine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
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
Raine
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #952 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls