Keir vs Yash
Keir and Yashcompared 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 · Boys
In 2023, Keir was ranked #4107 and Yash #929 among boys in England and Wales.
Keir and Yash over time
Keir and Yash appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Yash held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Keir in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Keir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yash 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
Keir and Yash changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #4107 and #929.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2023
Keir held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Yash in 19.
Highest recorded here: Keir #327 in 1998, Yash #509 in 2002.
The order changed in 2019: Yash moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1455 and #1610; by 2019 that had become #1587 and #1506.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Keir #4107, Yash #929.
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 | Keir | Yash |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #432 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #924 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Keir and Yash both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Keir
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #362 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 recorded1996–2023
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2023).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys
Yash
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 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: #509 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #924 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys