Kai vs Taylor-Leigh
Kai and Taylor-Leighcompared 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 2011, Kai was ranked #5785 and Taylor-Leigh #4049 among girls in England and Wales.
Kai and Taylor-Leigh over time
Kai and Taylor-Leigh appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Kai held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Taylor-Leigh 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 Taylor-Leigh 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 · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2011
Kai held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Taylor-Leigh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kai #1480 in 1998, Taylor-Leigh #2895 in 2007.
The order changed in 2010: Taylor-Leigh moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2326 and #3031; by 2010 that had become #5707 and #5707.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Kai #5785, Taylor-Leigh #4049.
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 | Taylor-Leigh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4049 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 29/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Taylor-Leigh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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 #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Taylor-Leigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #4049 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls