Abi vs Kate
Abi and Katecompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Abi was ranked #718 and Kate #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Abi was ranked #407 and Kate #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Abi was ranked #2888 and Kate #775 among girls in England and Wales.
Abi and Kate over time
Abi and Kate appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Abi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Abi 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Abi #104 in 2005, Kate #10 in 2007.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2022
Abi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 27.
Highest recorded here: Abi #204 in 2005, Kate #59 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abi #2888, Kate #775.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2025
Abi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 23.
Highest recorded here: Abi #104 in 2005, Kate #10 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abi #718, Kate #52.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2003–2024
Abi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 15.
Highest recorded here: Abi #78 in 2008, Kate #47 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abi #407, Kate #134.
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 | Abi | Kate |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Katherine, used independently since the Middle Ages — appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1593) as a short form of Katherina. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, short form of Katherine |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkeɪt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Abi does not have one recorded yet.
- Abi and Kate both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Abi doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #533 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls