Anne-Berit vs Kate
Anne-Berit and Katecompared 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 1995, Anne-Berit was ranked #610 and Kate #636 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Berit and Kate over time
Anne-Berit and Kate appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Berit 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.
Anne-Berit reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kate 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Anne-Berit and Kate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1945 to 1995, ending at #610 and #636.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anne-Berit #191 in 1954, Kate #104 in 1956.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1945–1995
Anne-Berit held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kate in 31.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Berit #191 in 1954, Kate #104 in 1956.
The order changed in 1995: Anne-Berit moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #502 and #257; by 1995 that had become #610 and #636.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Anne-Berit #610, Kate #636.
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 | Anne-Berit | Kate |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Katherine, used independently since the Middle Ages — appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1593) as a short form of Katherina. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, short form of Katherine |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkeɪt/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #610 (1995) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Anne-Berit does not have one recorded yet.
- Anne-Berit has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Kate.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Anne-Berit doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Berit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #309 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #191 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls
Kate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 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: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls