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Kim vs Susan

Kim and Susancompared 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 Zealand · Girls

    In 1984, Kim was ranked #79 and Susan #86 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1984, Kim was ranked #80 and Susan #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Kim was ranked #439 and Susan #311 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2003, Kim was ranked #460 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Kim was ranked #661 and Susan #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Kim was ranked #3333 and Susan #2440 among girls in England and Wales.

Kim and Susan over time

Kim and Susan appear together in 5 published lists, across 192 years of shared records. Susan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kim in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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 1969, Kim moved ahead of Susan in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #10 and #8 the year before became #10 and #11.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kim and Susan changed places 19 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2003, ending at #460 and #570.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 33 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kim and Susan averaged 18.5 places apart, ending at #80 and #100.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kim and Susan were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3333 and #2440.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kim #382 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2021

    Kim held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Susan in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #64 in 1992, Susan #14 in 1968.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Kim #661, Susan #661.

  • Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1951–2003

    Kim held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Susan in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #205 in 1967, Susan #172 in 1961.

    The order changed in 2003: Kim moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #556 and #527; by 2003 that had become #460 and #570.

    Most recent shared year, 2003: Kim #460, Susan #570.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls33 shared years, 1952–1984

    Kim held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Susan in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #6 in 1959, Susan #1 in 1954.

    The order changed in 1969: Kim moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #10 and #8; by 1969 that had become #10 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Kim #80, Susan #100.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Kim held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Susan in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #382 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2015: Susan moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #1562 and #1882; by 2015 that had become #1961 and #1601.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kim #3333, Susan #2440.

  • New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1958–1984

    Kim held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Susan in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #5 in 1968, Susan #1 in 1958.

    The order changed in 1968: Kim moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #9 and #5; by 1968 that had become #5 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Kim #79, Susan #86.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kim

Pairs where Kim shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Susan

Pairs where Susan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kim, Susan
FieldKimSusan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Susan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Kim

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1958–1985

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Susan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1985

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls