Amanda vs Catrine
Amanda and Catrinecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2002, Amanda was ranked #54 and Catrine #444 among girls in Norway.
Amanda and Catrine over time
Amanda and Catrine appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Catrine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amanda 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.
Catrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amanda 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 1988, Amanda moved ahead of Catrine in Norway · Girls — #292 and #258 the year before became #173 and #320.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Girls, Amanda rose about as far as Catrine fell — from #556 and #264 in 1971 to #54 and #444 in 2002.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1971–2002
Amanda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Catrine in 13.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #50 in 1996, Catrine #218 in 1986.
The order changed in 1988: Amanda moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #292 and #258; by 1988 that had become #173 and #320.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Amanda #54, Catrine #444.
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 | Amanda | Catrine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #444 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda and Catrine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Catrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #453 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2002
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1963–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls