Kim vs Pip
Kim and Pipcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Kim was ranked #4747 and Pip #3373 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kim was ranked #4192 and Pip #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Kim and Pip over time
Kim and Pip appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pip 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 Pip 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
Kim and Pip changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2015, ending at #4747 and #3373.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2015
Kim held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Pip in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1174 in 1997, Pip #1892 in 2006.
The order changed in 2010: Pip moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2837; by 2010 that had become #3865 and #2199.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Pip #3373.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2011–2024
Kim held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Pip in 3.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1562 in 2014, Pip #2901 in 2018.
The order changed in 2024: Pip moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #5687; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #3695.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kim #4192, Pip #3695.
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 | Pip |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kim and Pip both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Pip
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1407 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls