Ann vs Katherina
Ann and Katherinacompared 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 1996, Ann was ranked #95 and Katherina #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Ann was ranked #1621 and Katherina #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Katherina over time
Ann and Katherina appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katherina 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 Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ann #4 in 1966, Katherina #288 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1966–1996
Ann held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Katherina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1966, Katherina #288 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Ann #95, Katherina #471.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2001–2022
Ann held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Katherina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #687 in 2004, Katherina #3725 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ann #1621, Katherina #5669.
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 | Ann | Katherina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Katherina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Katherina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1996
Highest recorded position: #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls