Kent vs Raymond
Kent and Raymondcompared 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 · Boys
In 2007, Kent was ranked #357 and Raymond #357 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2008, Kent was ranked #423 and Raymond #487 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Kent was ranked #3959 and Raymond #549 among boys in England and Wales.
Kent and Raymond over time
Kent and Raymond appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Raymond held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kent 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.
Raymond reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kent 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1991, Kent moved ahead of Raymond in Norway · Boys — #110 and #102 the year before became #99 and #174.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kent and Raymond changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2008, ending at #423 and #487.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 62 shared years in Norway · Boys, Kent and Raymond averaged 52.6 places apart, ending at #423 and #487.
- Longest-running competitions
Kent and Raymond were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #423 and #487.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kent #1765 in 1996, Raymond #312 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2008
Kent held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Raymond in 40.
Highest recorded here: Kent #70 in 1979, Raymond #60 in 1978.
The order changed in 1991: Kent moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #110 and #102; by 1991 that had become #99 and #174.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Kent #423, Raymond #487.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2018
Kent held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raymond in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kent #1765 in 1996, Raymond #312 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Kent #3959, Raymond #549.
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 | Kent | Raymond |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Raymond.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO.
How each name got here
Kent
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #304 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2016
Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Raymond
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #265 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1991
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1991).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys