Anni vs Kate
Anni 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 2022, Anni was ranked #405 and Kate #490 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anni was ranked #1743 and Kate #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Anni and Kate over time
Anni and Kate appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anni 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.
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
Anni and Kate changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2022, ending at #405 and #490.
- Longest-running competitions
Anni and Kate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #405 and #490.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1945–2022
Anni held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kate in 29.
Highest recorded here: Anni #200 in 1946, Kate #104 in 1956.
The order changed in 2013: Anni moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #514 and #497; by 2013 that had become #518 and #539.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Anni #405, Kate #490.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1998–2024
Anni held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 25.
Highest recorded here: Anni #1416 in 2016, Kate #63 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anni #1743, Kate #1302.
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 | Anni | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Anni does not have one recorded yet.
- Anni and Kate both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Anni doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anni
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #269 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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