Anya vs Katherine

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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Anya was ranked #291 and Katherine #872 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2020, Anya was ranked #333 and Katherine #333 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Anya was ranked #384 and Katherine #476 among girls in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Anya was ranked #443 and Katherine #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Anya and Katherine over time

Anya and Katherine appear together in 3 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anya in 1.

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.

Katherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Anya in 1. 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.

List by list

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

  Anya held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Katherine in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Anya #123 in 2005, Katherine #48 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2007: Anya moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #142 and #135; by 2007 that had become #139 and #158.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #291, Katherine #872.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1969–2025

  Anya held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Katherine in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Anya #316 in 2023, Katherine #104 in 1989.

  The order changed in 2025: Anya moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #631 and #556; by 2025 that had become #443 and #608.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #443, Katherine #608.

• Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2001–2020

  Anya held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katherine in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Anya #267 in 2001, Katherine #96 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Anya #333, Katherine #333.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here