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Ami vs Katie-Ann

Ami and Katie-Anncompared 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 2003, Ami was ranked #331 and Katie-Ann #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2015, Ami was ranked #2328 and Katie-Ann #5730 among girls in England and Wales.

Ami and Katie-Ann over time

Ami and Katie-Ann appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Ami held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katie-Ann in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ami #443 in 1996, Katie-Ann #1296 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 19962015

    Ami held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Katie-Ann in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ami #443 in 1996, Katie-Ann #1296 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Ami #2328, Katie-Ann #5730.

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 Ami, Katie-Ann
FieldAmiKatie-Ann
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #868 (2016)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ami has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katie-Ann.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ami

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1985

    First recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2008

    Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2008).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Katie-Ann

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1296 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 recent2016

    Most recently recorded at #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls