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Kerry vs Susan

Kerry 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1976, Kerry was ranked #97 and Susan #36 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1978, Kerry was ranked #91 and Susan #48 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Kerry was ranked #246 and Susan #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Kerry was ranked #896 and Susan #568 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Kerry was ranked #4843 and Susan #2253 among girls in England and Wales.

Kerry and Susan over time

Kerry and Susan appear together in 5 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Susan held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Kerry in 1.

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.

Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Kerry 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kerry and Susan changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1968 and 2018, ending at #896 and #568.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kerry and Susan averaged 31.5 places apart, ending at #97 and #36.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kerry and Susan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1968 to 2018, ending at #896 and #568.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kerry #136 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1968–2018

    Kerry held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Susan in 38.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #149 in 2004, Susan #14 in 1968.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Kerry #896, Susan #568.

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024

    Kerry held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Susan in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #136 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2008: Susan moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #527 and #836; by 2008 that had become #972 and #878.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kerry #4843, Susan #2253.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls25 shared years, 1952–1976

    Kerry held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #11 in 1956, Susan #1 in 1954.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1976: Kerry #97, Susan #36.

  • New Zealand · Girls21 shared years, 1956–1978

    Kerry held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #53 in 1960, Susan #1 in 1956.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1978: Kerry #91, Susan #48.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1997–2011

    Kerry held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Susan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #82 in 2002, Susan #187 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Kerry #246, Susan #444.

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.

Other comparisons involving Susan

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kerry, Susan
FieldKerrySusan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Kerry

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1976

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1976).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Susan

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1985

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls