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Kylie vs Natalie

Kylie and Nataliecompared 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 1989, Kylie was ranked #82 and Natalie #15 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1990, Kylie was ranked #94 and Natalie #40 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Kylie was ranked #277 and Natalie #277 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Kylie was ranked #413 and Natalie #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Kylie was ranked #1262 and Natalie #503 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Kylie was ranked #790 and Natalie #541 among girls in Scotland.

Kylie and Natalie over time

Kylie and Natalie appear together in 4 published lists, across 99 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.

Kylie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Natalie 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 Zealand · Girls, Natalie moved into the top 50 at #40 in 1990 as Kylie fell out of it to #94, having been #15 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1990, Natalie moved ahead of Kylie in New Zealand · Girls — #15 and #30 the year before became #94 and #40.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kylie and Natalie changed places 6 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1965 and 1989, ending at #82 and #15.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kylie and Natalie averaged 11.8 places apart, ending at #82 and #15.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kylie #349 in 1998, Natalie #42 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Kylie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Natalie in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #349 in 1998, Natalie #42 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kylie #1262, Natalie #503.

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

    Kylie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Natalie in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #250 in 1989, Natalie #78 in 1989.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kylie #413, Natalie #381.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls25 shared years, 1965–1989

    Kylie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Natalie in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #2 in 1971, Natalie #9 in 1976.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1989: Kylie #82, Natalie #15.

  • New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 1972–1990

    Kylie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Natalie in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #12 in 1975, Natalie #16 in 1984.

    The order changed in 1990: Natalie moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #15 and #30; by 1990 that had become #94 and #40.

    Most recent shared year, 1990: Kylie #94, Natalie #40.

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 Natalie

Pairs where Natalie 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 — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

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 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kylie, Natalie
FieldKylieNatalie
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 the Roman names Natalis/Natalia, from Latin 'natalis' ('relating to birth, birthday') — connecting the name to Christmas Day as Jesus's traditional birthday.
OriginNyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readingsLatin
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪ.li//ˈnæt.ə.li/
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)Norway · Girls #269 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
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 Natalie is recorded with a Latin origin.
  • Kylie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Natalie.
  • Kylie's recorded meaning differs from Natalie'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 #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Natalie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2014

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2014).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #269 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls