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Kylie vs Margaret

Kylie and Margaretcompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1974, Kylie was ranked #2 and Margaret #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1984, Kylie was ranked #23 and Margaret #80 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Kylie was ranked #413 and Margaret #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Kylie was ranked #790 and Margaret #244 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Kylie was ranked #336 and Margaret #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Kylie was ranked #1110 and Margaret #413 among girls in England and Wales.

Kylie and Margaret over time

Kylie and Margaret appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Margaret held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kylie in 1.

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.

Margaret reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kylie in 1. 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kylie moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1968 as Margaret fell out of it to #55, having been #38 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1968, Kylie moved ahead of Margaret in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #56 and #38 the year before became #31 and #55.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kylie and Margaret changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1110 and #413.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kylie and Margaret were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1110 and #413.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Kylie #250 in 1989, Margaret #22 in 1988.

List by list

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

    Kylie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Margaret in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #349 in 1998, Margaret #357 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kylie #1110, Margaret #413.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1987–2025

    Kylie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #250 in 1989, Margaret #22 in 1988.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kylie #413, Margaret #135.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1965–1974

    Kylie held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Margaret in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #2 in 1971, Margaret #24 in 1965.

    The order changed in 1968: Kylie moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #56 and #38; by 1968 that had become #31 and #55.

    Most recent shared year, 1974: Kylie #2, Margaret #93.

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 Kylie

Pairs where Kylie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Margaret

Pairs where Margaret 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 South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia'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 South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kylie, Margaret
FieldKylieMargaret
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningEmerged in Australia, reportedly meaning 'boomerang' in the Nyungar Aboriginal language; alternatively read as a feminine form of Kyle or a blend of the phonetic elements 'ky' and 'lee'.From Latin Margarita, from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl' — likely originally borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. Associated with Saint Margaret, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of expectant mothers.
OriginNyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readingsGreek
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪ.li//ˈmɑɹ.ɡɹɪt/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #135 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kylie is recorded with a Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings origin, while Margaret is recorded with a Greek origin.
  • Kylie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Margaret.
  • Kylie's recorded meaning differs from Margaret's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Kylie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1989

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1965–1989).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Margaret

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #173 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls