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Adrienne vs Katherine

Adrienne and Katherinecompared 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 1961, Adrienne was ranked #86 and Katherine #97 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2007, Adrienne was ranked #842 and Katherine #222 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Adrienne was ranked #5927 and Katherine #872 among girls in England and Wales.

Adrienne and Katherine over time

Adrienne and Katherine appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adrienne 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.

Adrienne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katherine 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1973, Katherine moved ahead of Adrienne in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #123 and #132 the year before became #172 and #125.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Adrienne and Katherine changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2007, ending at #842 and #222.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Adrienne and Katherine were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #842 and #222.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adrienne #608 in 1996, Katherine #48 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #74 and #77 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2007 they were #842 and #222.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–2007

    Adrienne held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Katherine in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Adrienne #74 in 1964, Katherine #71 in 1965.

    The order changed in 1973: Katherine moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #123 and #132; by 1973 that had become #172 and #125.

    Most recent shared year, 2007: Adrienne #842, Katherine #222.

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2025

    Adrienne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katherine in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Adrienne #608 in 1996, Katherine #48 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adrienne #5927, Katherine #872.

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 Katherine

Pairs where Katherine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adrienne, Katherine
FieldAdrienneKatherine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Adrienne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #89 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2007

    Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2007).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Katherine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1956–2000

    Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1956–2000).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls