Kitty vs Milly
Kitty and Millycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Kitty was ranked #266 and Milly #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Kitty was ranked #370 and Milly #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kitty was ranked #952 and Milly #686 among girls in England and Wales.
Kitty and Milly over time
Kitty and Milly appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 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.
Milly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kitty 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
Kitty and Milly changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #952 and #686.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kitty held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Milly in 20.
Highest recorded here: Kitty #189 in 2009, Milly #116 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kitty #952, Milly #686.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Kitty held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Milly in 6.
Highest recorded here: Kitty #229 in 2020, Milly #317 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kitty #266, Milly #747.
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 | Kitty | Milly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kitty and Milly both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Kitty
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #276 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Milly
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls