Kim vs Narelle
Kim and Narellecompared 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 1974, Kim was ranked #16 and Narelle #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Kim was ranked #5666 and Narelle #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Kim and Narelle over time
Kim and Narelle appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Narelle 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.
Narelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kim 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1953, Kim moved ahead of Narelle in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #98 and #65 the year before became #57 and #59.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kim and Narelle averaged 41.5 places apart, ending at #16 and #87.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 1952–1974
Kim held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Narelle in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kim #6 in 1959, Narelle #37 in 1955.
The order changed in 1953: Kim moved ahead. In 1952 they stood at #98 and #65; by 1953 that had become #57 and #59.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Kim #16, Narelle #87.
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 | Kim | Narelle |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Narelle.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Kim
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Narelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #65 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 recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1955 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls