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Kaine vs Seth

Kaine and Sethcompared 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, Kaine was ranked #3254 and Seth #308 among boys in England and Wales.

Kaine and Seth over time

Kaine and Seth appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Seth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaine 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.

Kaine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Seth 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 · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Kaine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Seth in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Kaine #241 in 2001, Seth #90 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2001: Seth moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #277 and #294; by 2001 that had become #241 and #241.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kaine #3254, Seth #308.

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 Kaine, Seth
FieldKaineSeth
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kaine has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Seth.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Kaine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #310 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #241 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Seth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #441 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2000–2011

    Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 2000–2011).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys