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Keira vs Phoebe

Keira and Phoebecompared 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 2024, Keira was ranked #415 and Phoebe #17 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Keira was ranked #244 and Phoebe #46 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Keira was ranked #336 and Phoebe #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2017, Keira was ranked #78 and Phoebe #53 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2009, Keira was ranked #64 and Phoebe #62 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Keira was ranked #718 and Phoebe #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Keira and Phoebe over time

Keira and Phoebe appear together in 4 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Phoebe held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Keira 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.

Keira reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Phoebe 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

    Keira and Phoebe changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1985 and 2025, ending at #718 and #97.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Keira and Phoebe were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1985 to 2025, ending at #718 and #97.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 19852025

    Keira held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Phoebe in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Keira #117 in 2006, Phoebe #78 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2012: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #189 and #220; by 2012 that had become #221 and #208.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Keira #718, Phoebe #97.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Keira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phoebe in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Keira #33 in 2006, Phoebe #17 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Keira #415, Phoebe #17.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 19982019

    Keira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phoebe in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Keira #130 in 2006, Phoebe #44 in 2017.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Keira #336, Phoebe #47.

  • New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 20052017

    Keira held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Phoebe in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Keira #38 in 2006, Phoebe #53 in 2017.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Keira #78, Phoebe #53.

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.

Other comparisons involving Phoebe

Pairs where Phoebe shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Keira, Phoebe
FieldKeiraPhoebe
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #65 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Keira and Phoebe both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Keira

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1976

    First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Phoebe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1985

    First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls