Anne-Sofie vs Kate
Anne-Sofie 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 2002, Anne-Sofie was ranked #540 and Kate #623 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Sofie and Kate over time
Anne-Sofie and Kate appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Sofie 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-Sofie 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-Sofie and Kate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1945 to 2002, ending at #540 and #623.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1945–2002
Anne-Sofie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kate in 32.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Sofie #244 in 1946, Kate #104 in 1956.
The order changed in 2002: Anne-Sofie moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #530 and #434; by 2002 that had become #540 and #623.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Anne-Sofie #540, Kate #623.
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-Sofie | 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 #540 (2002) | 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-Sofie does not have one recorded yet.
- Anne-Sofie has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Kate.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Anne-Sofie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Sofie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #540 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
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 #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls