Kayde vs Kim
Kayde and Kimcompared 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 2016, Kayde was ranked #5785 and Kim #3609 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Kayde was ranked #4747 and Kim #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Kayde and Kim over time
Kayde and Kim appear together in 2 published lists, across 20 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kayde in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kayde 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
Kayde and Kim changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2015, ending at #4747 and #4747.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1999–2015
Kayde held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Kim in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kayde #2055 in 2013, Kim #1519 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kayde #4747, Kim #4747.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2004–2016
Kayde held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kim in 8.
Highest recorded here: Kayde #2895 in 2007, Kim #985 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Kayde #5785, Kim #3609.
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 | Kayde | Kim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kayde has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kim.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kayde
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Kim
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls