Kathleen vs Millicent
Kathleen and Millicentcompared 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 · Girls
In 2022, Kathleen was ranked #174 and Millicent #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Kathleen was ranked #997 and Millicent #1028 among girls in England and Wales.
Kathleen and Millicent over time
Kathleen and Millicent appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Millicent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathleen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kathleen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Millicent 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kathleen and Millicent changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #997 and #1028.
- Longest-running competitions
Kathleen and Millicent were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #997 and #1028.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kathleen #227 in 1996, Millicent #273 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Kathleen held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Millicent in 24.
Highest recorded here: Kathleen #227 in 1996, Millicent #273 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kathleen #997, Millicent #1028.
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 | Kathleen | Millicent |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1028 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathleen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Millicent.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kathleen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #29 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Millicent
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #448 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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls