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Addison vs Catarina

Addison and Catarinacompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Addison was ranked #326 and Catarina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Addison was ranked #544 and Catarina #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Addison and Catarina over time

Addison and Catarina appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Addison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catarina in 0.

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.

Catarina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Addison 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.

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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Addison rose about as far as Catarina fell — from #3912 and #2416 in 2000 to #326 and #4192 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 20002024

    Addison held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Catarina in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Addison #281 in 2023, Catarina #1158 in 2004.

    The order changed in 2006: Addison moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #4598 and #1158; by 2006 that had become #1862 and #3116.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Addison #326, Catarina #4192.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Addison, Catarina
FieldAddisonCatarina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Addison has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Catarina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Addison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2023

    Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2009–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Catarina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 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

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls