Kellie vs Pauline
Kellie and Paulinecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Kellie was ranked #896 and Pauline #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Kellie was ranked #5730 and Pauline #4103 among girls in England and Wales.
Kellie and Pauline over time
Kellie and Pauline appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Kellie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauline 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Kellie and Pauline changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2015, ending at #5730 and #4103.
- Longest-running competitions
Kellie and Pauline were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1977 to 2018, ending at #896 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kellie #470 in 1996, Pauline #1076 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1977–2018
Kellie held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Pauline in 10.
Highest recorded here: Kellie #89 in 1995, Pauline #45 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Kellie #896, Pauline #896.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2015
Kellie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Pauline in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kellie #470 in 1996, Pauline #1076 in 1998.
The order changed in 2010: Pauline moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2759 and #3936; by 2010 that had become #4688 and #2589.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kellie #5730, Pauline #4103.
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 | Kellie | Pauline |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kellie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pauline.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Kellie
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #71 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1968–1984
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1978 (recorded 1968–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Pauline
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls