Amanda vs Kathrin
Amanda and Kathrincompared 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 1990, Amanda was ranked #124 and Kathrin #660 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Amanda was ranked #440 and Kathrin #5545 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Kathrin over time
Amanda and Kathrin appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathrin 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.
Kathrin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amanda and Kathrin changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 1990, ending at #124 and #660.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1971–1990
Amanda held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kathrin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #124 in 1990, Kathrin #285 in 1976.
The order changed in 1986: Amanda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #433 and #424; by 1986 that had become #253 and #656.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Amanda #124, Kathrin #660.
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 | Kathrin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5545 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kathrin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Kathrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #508 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1990
Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1962–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #660 among girls in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Girls