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Kim vs Leanne

Kim and Leannecompared 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 1984, Kim was ranked #80 and Leanne #69 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1985, Kim was ranked #78 and Leanne #95 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Kim was ranked #372 and Leanne #316 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Kim was ranked #661 and Leanne #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Kim was ranked #3333 and Leanne #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

Kim and Leanne over time

Kim and Leanne appear together in 4 published lists, across 126 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Leanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kim in 1. 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Leanne moved into the top 50 at #50 in 1982 as Kim fell out of it to #59, having been #42 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1982, Leanne moved ahead of Kim in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #42 and #48 the year before became #59 and #50.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kim and Leanne changed places 7 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1957 and 1984, ending at #80 and #69.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kim and Leanne averaged 12.7 places apart, ending at #80 and #69.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kim and Leanne were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3333 and #2006.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kim #382 in 1996, Leanne #88 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1973–2021

    Kim held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leanne in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #64 in 1992, Leanne #26 in 1990.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Kim #661, Leanne #883.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Kim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leanne in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #382 in 1996, Leanne #88 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kim #3333, Leanne #2006.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls28 shared years, 1957–1984

    Kim held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Leanne in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #6 in 1959, Leanne #6 in 1968.

    The order changed in 1982: Leanne moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #42 and #48; by 1982 that had become #59 and #50.

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Kim #80, Leanne #69.

  • New Zealand · Girls23 shared years, 1961–1985

    Kim held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Leanne in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #5 in 1968, Leanne #22 in 1965.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Kim #78, Leanne #95.

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 Kim

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

Other comparisons involving Leanne

Pairs where Leanne 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 — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

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 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kim, Leanne
FieldKimLeanne
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Leanne.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Kim

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–1985

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Leanne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1957

    First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1957–1986

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1957–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls