Kendra vs Susan

Kendra and Susancompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Kendra was ranked #363 and Susan #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Kendra was ranked #856 and Susan #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kendra was ranked #1353 and Susan #2253 among girls in England and Wales.

Kendra and Susan over time

Kendra and Susan appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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
Kendra and Susan changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1353 and #2253.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Kendra #465 in 2000, Susan #196 in 2001.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kendra held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Susan in 13.
Highest recorded here: Kendra #608 in 2008, Susan #397 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Kendra moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1785 and #1692; by 2022 that had become #1120 and #2058.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kendra #1353, Susan #2253.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2023
Kendra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 8.
Highest recorded here: Kendra #465 in 2000, Susan #196 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kendra #856, Susan #856.

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 Susan

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

Susan vs Nora
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #30 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #95.
Susan · Nora · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Susan vs Ellen
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #27 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #156.
Susan · Ellen · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Susan vs Fiona
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #32 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #279.
Susan · Fiona · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Susan vs Eileen
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #17 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #445.
Susan · Eileen · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kendra, Susan
Field	Kendra	Susan
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	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kendra and Susan both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Kendra

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2021
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1998–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Susan

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls