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Angela vs Katie

Angela and Katiecompared 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 2025, Angela was ranked #608 and Katie #41 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Angela was ranked #391 and Katie #43 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1998, Angela was ranked #88 and Katie #49 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2002, Angela was ranked #71 and Katie #81 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #1229 and Katie #650 among girls in England and Wales.

Angela and Katie over time

Angela and Katie appear together in 5 published lists, across 139 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Angela in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Katie 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Katie moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1988 as Angela fell out of it to #66, having been #39 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1988, Katie moved ahead of Angela in New Zealand · Girls — #39 and #42 the year before became #66 and #34.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Katie changed places 6 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1976 and 2002, ending at #71 and #81.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 27 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Angela and Katie averaged 13.4 places apart, ending at #71 and #81.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Katie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1229 and #650.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1973–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Katie in 40.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #53 in 1973, Katie #2 in 2004.

    The order changed in 1986: Katie moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #104 and #113; by 1986 that had become #113 and #105.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #608, Katie #41.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Katie #9 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #1229, Katie #650.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls27 shared years, 1976–2002

    Angela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Katie in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #13 in 1976, Katie #23 in 1986.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2002: Angela #71, Katie #81.

  • New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 1976–1998

    Angela held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Katie in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #3 in 1976, Katie #33 in 1981.

    The order changed in 1988: Katie moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #39 and #42; by 1988 that had become #66 and #34.

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Angela #88, Katie #49.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2023

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #248 in 2000, Katie #1 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Angela #391, Katie #43.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Angela

Pairs where Angela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Katie

Pairs where Katie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1990s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1990 and 1999.

The 1990s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Katie
FieldAngelaKatie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA diminutive of Kate, itself a short form of Katherine.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek, diminutive form
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈkeɪ.ti/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Katie has a recorded origin (Greek, diminutive form); Angela does not have one recorded yet.
  • Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Katie.
  • A meaning is recorded for Katie; Angela doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Katie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls