Kye vs Rufus
Kye and Rufuscompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Kye was ranked #352 and Rufus #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Kye was ranked #1613 and Rufus #494 among boys in England and Wales.
Kye and Rufus over time
Kye and Rufus appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kye reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rufus 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kye and Rufus were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1613 and #494.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Kye held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rufus in 15.
Highest recorded here: Kye #176 in 2004, Rufus #236 in 2012.
The order changed in 2014: Rufus moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #213 and #237; by 2014 that had become #326 and #260.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kye #1613, Rufus #494.
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 | Kye | Rufus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #494 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kye has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rufus.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kye
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #376 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2005
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Rufus
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #552 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys