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Kim vs Tracy

Kim and Tracycompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1981, Kim was ranked #42 and Tracy #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1985, Kim was ranked #78 and Tracy #100 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Kim was ranked #356 and Tracy #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Kim was ranked #4192 and Tracy #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Kim and Tracy over time

Kim and Tracy appear together in 4 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Kim held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Tracy in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Tracy in 1. 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 Tracy changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #4843.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kim and Tracy averaged 30.0 places apart, ending at #42 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kim and Tracy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1964 to 2010, ending at #356 and #758.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kim #382 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 19642010

    Kim held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Tracy in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #64 in 1992, Tracy #54 in 1971.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Kim #356, Tracy #758.

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 19962024

    Kim held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Tracy in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #382 in 1996, Tracy #686 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kim #4192, Tracy #4843.

  • New Zealand · Girls25 shared years, 19611985

    Kim held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tracy in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #5 in 1968, Tracy #11 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Kim #78, Tracy #100.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 19601981

    Kim held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tracy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #6 in 1960, Tracy #21 in 1970.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Kim #42, Tracy #99.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Kim, Tracy
FieldKimTracy
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
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 Tracy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, 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 recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tracy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1961–1985

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1961–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls