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Kylie vs Natasha

Kylie and Natashacompared 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 Zealand · Girls

    In 1990, Kylie was ranked #94 and Natasha #16 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1989, Kylie was ranked #82 and Natasha #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

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

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Kylie was ranked #372 and Natasha #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Kylie was ranked #1110 and Natasha #1362 among girls in England and Wales.

Kylie and Natasha over time

Kylie and Natasha appear together in 4 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 3 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 3 of those lists, Natasha 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, Natasha moved into the top 50 at #25 in 1989 as Kylie fell out of it to #82, having been #23 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1989, Natasha moved ahead of Kylie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #23 and #31 the year before became #82 and #25.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kylie and Natasha changed places 10 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1972 and 1990, ending at #94 and #16.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kylie and Natasha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1110 and #1362.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kylie #349 in 1998, Natasha #33 in 1996.

List by list

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

    Kylie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Natasha in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #349 in 1998, Natasha #33 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2025: Kylie moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1262 and #1262; by 2025 that had become #1110 and #1362.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kylie #1110, Natasha #1362.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1987–2024

    Kylie held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Natasha in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #250 in 1989, Natasha #69 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2018: Kylie moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #651 and #651; by 2018 that had become #336 and #629.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kylie #372, Natasha #736.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1971–1989

    Kylie held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Natasha in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #2 in 1971, Natasha #25 in 1989.

    The order changed in 1989: Natasha moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #23 and #31; by 1989 that had become #82 and #25.

    Most recent shared year, 1989: Kylie #82, Natasha #25.

  • New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 1972–1990

    Kylie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Natasha in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Kylie #12 in 1975, Natasha #8 in 1976.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1990: Kylie #94, Natasha #16.

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 Natasha

Pairs where Natasha 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 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, Natasha
FieldKylieNatasha
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
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'.Not yet recorded
OriginNyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readingsNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkaɪ.li/Not yet recorded
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, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kylie has a recorded origin (Nyungar (Australian Aboriginal), disputed alternative readings); Natasha does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kylie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Natasha.
  • A meaning is recorded for Kylie; Natasha doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Natasha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2005

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1971–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls