Kerry vs Koby

Kerry and Kobycompared 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 2000, Kerry was ranked #295 and Koby #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2010, Kerry was ranked #4678 and Koby #625 among boys in England and Wales.

Kerry and Koby over time

Kerry and Koby appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Koby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kerry 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.

Kerry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Koby 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1997–2010
Kerry held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Koby in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kerry #1578 in 1997, Koby #572 in 2004.
The order changed in 2000: Koby moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2425 and #2943; by 2000 that had become #3036 and #1703.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Kerry #4678, Koby #625.

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 Kerry

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

Kerry vs Molly
In 1997 they stood at #83 and #89 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2020 they were #397 and #22.
Kerry · Molly · 18 shared years, 1997–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Northern Ireland ranking
Kerry vs Cara
In 1997 they stood at #83 and #85 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2020 they were #397 and #31.
Kerry · Cara · 18 shared years, 1997–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Northern Ireland ranking
Kerry vs Clodagh
In 1997 they stood at #83 and #87 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2020 they were #397 and #47.
Kerry · Clodagh · 18 shared years, 1997–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Northern Ireland ranking
Robyn vs Kerry
In 1997 they stood at #77 and #83 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2020 they were #74 and #397.
Robyn · Kerry · 18 shared years, 1997–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kerry, Koby
Field	Kerry	Koby
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
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, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kerry and Koby both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Kerry

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #23 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 recorded1952–1976
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1976).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Koby

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2011
Highest recorded position: #84 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2008–2011).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys