Kyle vs Rares
Kyle and Rarescompared 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 2024, Kyle was ranked #148 and Rares #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kyle was ranked #651 and Rares #773 among boys in England and Wales.
Kyle and Rares over time
Kyle and Rares appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Kyle held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rares in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kyle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rares 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2024
Kyle held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rares in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kyle #51 in 2007, Rares #443 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kyle #651, Rares #773.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2009–2024
Kyle held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Rares in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kyle #32 in 2012, Rares #506 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kyle #148, Rares #785.
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 | Kyle | Rares |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #124 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #773 (2024) |
| 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
- Kyle and Rares both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kyle
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #95 among boys in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1985–2005
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1985–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Rares
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #4333 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2007–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #773 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys