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Kerry vs Vicki

Kerry and Vickicompared 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 1975, Kerry was ranked #82 and Vicki #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1975, Kerry was ranked #91 and Vicki #86 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Kerry was ranked #149 and Vicki #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Kerry was ranked #2215 and Vicki #5876 among girls in England and Wales.

Kerry and Vicki over time

Kerry and Vicki appear together in 4 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Vicki reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Vicki changed places 8 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1952 and 1975, ending at #82 and #97.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 24 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kerry and Vicki averaged 7.5 places apart, ending at #82 and #97.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 23 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kerry rose about as far as Vicki fell — from #349 and #402 in 1973 to #149 and #677 in 2004.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kerry #136 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

List by list

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls24 shared years, 19521975

    Kerry held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Vicki in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #11 in 1956, Vicki #12 in 1956.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1975: Kerry #82, Vicki #97.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 19732004

    Kerry held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Vicki in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #149 in 2004, Vicki #287 in 1987.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Kerry #149, Vicki #677.

  • New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 19561975

    Kerry held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Vicki in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #53 in 1960, Vicki #30 in 1959.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1975: Kerry #91, Vicki #86.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 19962012

    Kerry held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kerry #136 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Kerry #2215, Vicki #5876.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Kerry, Vicki
FieldKerryVicki
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, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012)
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 Vicki both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, 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

Vicki

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #38 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 recorded1952–1975

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Girls