Kai vs Rosabella
Kai and Rosabellacompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Kai was ranked #4843 and Rosabella #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Kai and Rosabella over time
Kai and Rosabella appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Rosabella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kai 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.
Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rosabella 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2000–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Rosabella in 13.
Highest recorded here: Kai #1252 in 2004, Rosabella #872 in 2020.
The order changed in 2010: Rosabella moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2326 and #3936; by 2010 that had become #5707 and #2104.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #4843, Rosabella #1097.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Kai
Pairs where Kai shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Aksel vs Kai
Aksel and Kai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #25 and #282.
Aksel · Kai · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Anders vs Kai
Anders and Kai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #282.
Anders · Kai · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Kai
Andreas and Kai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #282.
Andreas · Kai · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Kai
Arne and Kai were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #282.
Arne · Kai · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Kai | Rosabella |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1097 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Rosabella.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Rosabella
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1097 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls