Aliyah vs Katrina

Aliyah and Katrinacompared 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 2011, Aliyah was ranked #246 and Katrina #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aliyah was ranked #280 and Katrina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aliyah was ranked #736 and Katrina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Aliyah and Katrina over time

Aliyah and Katrina appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Aliyah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katrina 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.

Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aliyah 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aliyah and Katrina changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2002 and 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aliyah #221 in 2005, Katrina #461 in 2005.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aliyah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Katrina in 6.
Highest recorded here: Aliyah #174 in 2004, Katrina #177 in 1996.
The order changed in 2002: Aliyah moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #262 and #244; by 2002 that had become #215 and #297.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aliyah #280, Katrina #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2002–2024
Aliyah held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Katrina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aliyah #221 in 2005, Katrina #461 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aliyah #736, Katrina #898.

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 Katrina

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

Sarah vs Katrina
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Sarah #1 in 1974, Katrina #16 in 1975.
Sarah · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1975 New Zealand ranking
Vanessa vs Katrina
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Vanessa and Katrina averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #76 and #81.
Vanessa · Katrina · 24 shared years, 1967–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Louise vs Katrina
Across 26 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Louise and Katrina averaged 12.4 places apart, ending at #77 and #81.
Louise · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Katrina vs Rachael
Across 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Katrina and Rachael averaged 13.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #60.
Katrina · Rachael · 22 shared years, 1969–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aliyah, Katrina
Field	Aliyah	Katrina
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
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aliyah has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katrina.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aliyah

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #466 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #174 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Katrina

Popularity journey

First recorded1962
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1990
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1965–1990).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls