Kim vs Rayn
Kim and Rayncompared 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 Rayn #2150 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Kim was ranked #2689 and Rayn #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Kim and Rayn over time
Kim and Rayn appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Rayn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Rayn changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2004 and 2015, ending at #4747 and #2150.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kim #1596 in 2004, Rayn #1596 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2015
Kim held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rayn in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kim #1596 in 2004, Rayn #1596 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Rayn #2150.
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 | Rayn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 #2671 (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 Rayn 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
Rayn
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #1596 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #1596 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys