Kamal vs Kay
Kamal and Kaycompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 1993, Kamal was ranked #550 and Kay #466 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Kamal was ranked #1369 and Kay #4702 among boys in England and Wales.
Kamal and Kay over time
Kamal and Kay appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kamal and Kay changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1963 and 1993, ending at #550 and #466.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1963–1993
Kamal held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kay in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kamal #360 in 1969, Kay #147 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Kamal #550, Kay #466.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2002–2019
Kamal held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kay in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kamal #807 in 2005, Kay #3225 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Kamal #1369, Kay #4702.
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 | Kamal | Kay |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kamal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kay.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kamal
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #509 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2003
Highest recorded position: #360 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–2003).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Kay
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #286 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1963
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1963).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls