Kerrie vs Saira
Kerrie and Sairacompared 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 2020, Kerrie was ranked #544 and Saira #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Kerrie was ranked #4838 and Saira #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Kerrie and Saira over time
Kerrie and Saira appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Saira held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kerrie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kerrie #428 in 1996, Saira #428 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2012
Kerrie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Saira in 14.
Highest recorded here: Kerrie #428 in 1996, Saira #428 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Kerrie #4838, Saira #722.
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 | Kerrie | Saira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #1512 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kerrie and Saira both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kerrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #54 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1975
Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1975).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Saira
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #428 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #428 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls