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Kai vs Theadora

Kai and Theadoracompared 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 Theadora #795 among girls in England and Wales.

Kai and Theadora over time

Kai and Theadora appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Theadora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kai in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Theadora 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962024

    Kai held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Theadora in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Kai #1126 in 1997, Theadora #623 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #4843, Theadora #795.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Kai, Theadora
FieldKaiTheadora
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025)Scotland · Girls #638 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Theadora.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Kai

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2002–2025

    Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Theadora

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #623 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #795 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls