Kira vs Lois
Kira and Loiscompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Kira was ranked #263 and Lois #213 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kira was ranked #325 and Lois #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kira was ranked #510 and Lois #374 among girls in England and Wales.
Kira and Lois over time
Kira and Lois appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kira reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lois 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
Kira and Lois changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #325 and #718.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lois in 29.
Highest recorded here: Kira #140 in 2000, Lois #109 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kira #510, Lois #374.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1999–2025
Kira held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Lois in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kira #263 in 2003, Lois #474 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kira #325, Lois #718.
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 | Kira | Lois |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kira has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lois.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Kira
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #140 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #356 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lois
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #82 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1957
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1957).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls