Kim vs Paulius
Kim and Pauliuscompared 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 2016, Kim was ranked #353 and Paulius #534 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Kim was ranked #3822 and Paulius #2954 among boys in England and Wales.
Kim and Paulius over time
Kim and Paulius appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Paulius in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Paulius 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Kim #10 in 1987, Paulius #208 in 1987.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1979–2016
Kim held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Paulius in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kim #10 in 1987, Paulius #208 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Kim #353, Paulius #534.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 1999–2013
Kim held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Paulius in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1892 in 2006, Paulius #2270 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Kim #3822, Paulius #2954.
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 | Paulius |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3411 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Paulius.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Paulius
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1979–2016
Highest recorded position: #208 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1979–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #3411 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Boys