Andreas vs Cato
Andreas and Catocompared 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 · Boys
In 2015, Andreas was ranked #42 and Cato #515 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andreas was ranked #552 and Cato #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Andreas and Cato over time
Andreas and Cato appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Andreas held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cato in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Andreas and Cato changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2015, ending at #42 and #515.
- Longest-running competitions
Andreas and Cato were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 69 years, from 1945 to 2015, ending at #42 and #515.
List by list
Norway · Boys69 shared years, 1945–2015
Andreas held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Cato in 7.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #1 in 1991, Cato #85 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Andreas #42, Cato #515.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2001–2024
Andreas held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cato in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andreas #460 in 2001, Cato #2804 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andreas #552, Cato #5119.
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 | Andreas | Cato |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andreas and Cato both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Andreas
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Cato
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #189 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys