Andrea vs Katrin
Andrea and Katrincompared 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 2007, Andrea was ranked #25 and Katrin #565 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1996, Andrea was ranked #129 and Katrin #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Andrea was ranked #1030 and Katrin #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Andrea and Katrin over time
Andrea and Katrin appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katrin 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.
Katrin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Andrea 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
Andrea and Katrin changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2007, ending at #25 and #565.
- Mirrored each other
Over 42 shared years in Norway · Girls, Andrea rose about as far as Katrin fell — from #403 and #346 in 1957 to #25 and #565 in 2007.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrea and Katrin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1957 to 2007, ending at #25 and #565.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Andrea #354 in 1998, Katrin #1522 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1957–2007
Andrea held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Katrin in 6.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #11 in 2005, Katrin #182 in 1968.
The order changed in 1974: Andrea moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #357 and #294; by 1974 that had become #220 and #321.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Andrea #25, Katrin #565.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2023
Andrea held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Katrin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #354 in 1998, Katrin #1522 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Andrea #1030, Katrin #4056.
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 | Andrea | Katrin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea and Katrin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Katrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #346 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2007
Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1957–2007).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls