Kayden vs Rafe
Kayden and Rafecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Kayden was ranked #156 and Rafe #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kayden was ranked #209 and Rafe #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kayden was ranked #250 and Rafe #247 among boys in England and Wales.
Kayden and Rafe over time
Kayden and Rafe appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Kayden held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rafe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kayden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rafe 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
Kayden and Rafe changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #250 and #247.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kayden held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Rafe in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kayden #92 in 2012, Rafe #210 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kayden #250, Rafe #247.
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 | Kayden | Rafe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #165 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #247 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kayden and Rafe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Kayden
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 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
Highest recorded2012–2018
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 2012–2018).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rafe
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1040 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #247 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys