Amy vs Kathrina
Amy and Kathrinacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1992, Amy was ranked #7 and Kathrina #456 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Amy was ranked #9 and Kathrina #3795 among girls in England and Wales.
Amy and Kathrina over time
Amy and Kathrina appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathrina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kathrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amy 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1965–1992
Amy held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kathrina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amy #7 in 1992, Kathrina #287 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Amy #7, Kathrina #456.
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 | Amy | Kathrina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3795 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kathrina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Amy
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2012
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kathrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #287 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–1992).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #456 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992.
Republic of Ireland · Girls