Abi vs Katie-Ann
Abi and Katie-Anncompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2003, Abi was ranked #331 and Katie-Ann #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Abi was ranked #359 and Katie-Ann #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Abi was ranked #1961 and Katie-Ann #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Abi and Katie-Ann over time
Abi and Katie-Ann appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Abi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katie-Ann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katie-Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abi 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 · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2015
Abi held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Katie-Ann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abi #204 in 2005, Katie-Ann #1296 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Abi #1961, Katie-Ann #5730.
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 | Katie-Ann |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #868 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katie-Ann.
- 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
Katie-Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1296 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
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls