Kayla vs Natalie

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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2011, Kayla was ranked #95 and Natalie #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2014, Kayla was ranked #89 and Natalie #84 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Kayla was ranked #130 and Natalie #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Kayla was ranked #171 and Natalie #541 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Kayla was ranked #237 and Natalie #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Kayla was ranked #332 and Natalie #503 among girls in England and Wales.

Kayla and Natalie over time

Kayla and Natalie appear together in 5 published lists, across 131 years of shared records. Kayla held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Natalie in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Natalie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Kayla 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025

  Kayla held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Natalie in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #21 in 2011, Natalie #76 in 1992.

  The order changed in 1999: Kayla moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #270 and #197; by 1999 that had become #227 and #267.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Kayla #130, Natalie #381.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Kayla held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Natalie in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #98 in 2011, Natalie #42 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2008: Kayla moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #154 and #151; by 2008 that had become #141 and #143.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Kayla #332, Natalie #503.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1985–2011

  Kayla held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Natalie in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #28 in 1990, Natalie #11 in 1985.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2011: Kayla #95, Natalie #58.

• New Zealand · Girls22 shared years, 1986–2014

  Kayla held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Natalie in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #18 in 1992, Natalie #29 in 1988.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2014: Kayla #89, Natalie #84.

• Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1998–2021

  Kayla held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Natalie in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #40 in 2011, Natalie #85 in 1998.

  The order changed in 2005: Kayla moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #169 and #108; by 2005 that had become #89 and #126.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Kayla #237, Natalie #350.

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.

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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.

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