Kai vs Tim
Kai and Timcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kai was ranked #34 and Tim #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Kai was ranked #64 and Tim #392 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kai was ranked #72 and Tim #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Kai was ranked #282 and Tim #218 among boys in Norway.
Kai and Tim over time
Kai and Tim appear together in 3 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Kai held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tim in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Tim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kai in 1. 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Kai rose about as far as Tim fell — from #382 and #337 in 1997 to #34 and #829 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kai and Tim were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 67 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #282 and #218.
List by list
Norway · Boys67 shared years, 1957–2025
Kai held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Tim in 32.
Highest recorded here: Kai #57 in 1976, Tim #135 in 1988.
The order changed in 2025: Tim moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #211 and #235; by 2025 that had become #282 and #218.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kai #282, Tim #218.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tim in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #56 in 2003, Tim #588 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #72, Tim #1859.
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2025
Kai held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Tim in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kai #30 in 2024, Tim #250 in 2000.
The order changed in 2002: Kai moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #312 and #250; by 2002 that had become #226 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kai #34, Tim #829.
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 | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | Norway · Boys #218 (2025) |
| 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
- Kai and Tim both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
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
Tim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys