Kayla vs Monique

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.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2002, Kayla was ranked #35 and Monique #90 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2005, Kayla was ranked #46 and Monique #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2003, Kayla was ranked #103 and Monique #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 1999, Kayla was ranked #291 and Monique #344 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Kayla was ranked #332 and Monique #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Kayla and Monique over time

Kayla and Monique appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Kayla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Monique in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Monique in 1. 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 · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024

  Kayla held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Monique in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #98 in 2011, Monique #288 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2000: Kayla moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #406 and #338; by 2000 that had become #300 and #387.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Kayla #332, Monique #3015.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 1987–2005

  Kayla held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Monique in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #28 in 1990, Monique #39 in 1995.

  The order changed in 2001: Kayla moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #56 and #53; by 2001 that had become #38 and #66.

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Kayla #46, Monique #93.

• New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1986–2002

  Kayla held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Monique in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #18 in 1992, Monique #48 in 1995.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2002: Kayla #35, Monique #90.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here