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Kim vs Victoria

Kim and Victoriacompared 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 · Girls

    In 2011, Kim was ranked #589 and Victoria #30 among girls in Norway.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1985, Kim was ranked #78 and Victoria #39 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1984, Kim was ranked #80 and Victoria #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Kim was ranked #736 and Victoria #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Kim was ranked #451 and Victoria #131 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Kim was ranked #3333 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.

Kim and Victoria over time

Kim and Victoria appear together in 5 published lists, across 168 years of shared records. Victoria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kim in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 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 5 of those lists, and Victoria 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Victoria moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1982 as Kim fell out of it to #63, having been #35 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1982, Victoria moved ahead of Kim in New Zealand · Girls — #35 and #41 the year before became #63 and #30.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kim and Victoria changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2011, ending at #589 and #30.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Victoria rose about as far as Kim fell — from #344 and #383 in 1951 to #589 and #30 in 2011.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kim and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3333 and #160.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kim #382 in 1996, Victoria #34 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2024

    Kim held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Victoria in 41.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #64 in 1992, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order changed in 1999: Victoria moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #94 and #97; by 1999 that had become #110 and #82.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kim #736, Victoria #130.

  • Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1951–2011

    Kim held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Victoria in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #205 in 1967, Victoria #15 in 1999.

    The order changed in 1974: Victoria moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #237 and #289; by 1974 that had become #309 and #227.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Kim #589, Victoria #30.

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

    Kim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #382 in 1996, Victoria #34 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kim #3333, Victoria #160.

  • New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 1958–1985

    Kim held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Victoria in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #5 in 1968, Victoria #30 in 1982.

    The order changed in 1982: Victoria moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #35 and #41; by 1982 that had become #63 and #30.

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Kim #78, Victoria #39.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1956–1984

    Kim held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Victoria in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #6 in 1959, Victoria #71 in 1972.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Kim #80, Victoria #82.

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 Victoria

Pairs where Victoria 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 took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

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, Victoria
FieldKimVictoria
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
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • 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

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 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 recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls