Kim vs Niklas
Kim and Niklascompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Kim was ranked #370 and Niklas #201 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Kim was ranked #4747 and Niklas #3373 among boys in England and Wales.
Kim and Niklas over time
Kim and Niklas appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Niklas in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Niklas 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 2001, Niklas moved ahead of Kim in Norway · Boys — #79 and #101 the year before became #125 and #123.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kim and Niklas changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2015, ending at #4747 and #3373.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Boys, Niklas rose about as far as Kim fell — from #202 and #578 in 1969 to #370 and #201 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Kim and Niklas were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 53 years, from 1969 to 2023, ending at #370 and #201.
List by list
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1969–2023
Kim held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Niklas in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kim #10 in 1987, Niklas #86 in 1998.
The order changed in 2001: Niklas moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #79 and #101; by 2001 that had become #125 and #123.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kim #370, Niklas #201.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1997–2015
Kim held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Niklas in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1174 in 1997, Niklas #1401 in 2006.
The order changed in 2010: Niklas moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2837; by 2010 that had become #3865 and #2941.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Niklas #3373.
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 | Niklas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | Norway · Boys #215 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Niklas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Niklas
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #578 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1969–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #215 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys