Astrid vs Katrin

Astrid and Katrincompared 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 2007, Astrid was ranked #64 and Katrin #565 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Astrid was ranked #235 and Katrin #4056 among girls in England and Wales.

Astrid and Katrin over time

Astrid and Katrin appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katrin in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Katrin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1957 to 2007, ending at #64 and #565.

List by list

Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1957–2007
Astrid held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Katrin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #19 in 1957, Katrin #182 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Astrid #64, Katrin #565.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2023
Astrid held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Katrin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Katrin #1522 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Astrid #235, Katrin #4056.

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.

Other comparisons involving Astrid

Pairs where Astrid shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Wenche vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #22 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2008 they were #621 and #65.
Wenche · Astrid · 58 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2008 Norway ranking
Astrid vs Grethe
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #21 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2012 they were #52 and #576.
Astrid · Grethe · 60 shared years, 1945–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Norway ranking
Randi vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #11 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #522 and #9.
Randi · Astrid · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Astrid vs Kirsten
In 1945 they stood at #12 and #20 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #9 and #510.
Astrid · Kirsten · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Astrid, Katrin
Field	Astrid	Katrin
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Old Norse	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈæstɹɪd/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #9 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Katrin does not have one recorded yet.
Astrid and Katrin both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Katrin doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Astrid

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Katrin

Popularity journey

First recorded1957
First recorded at #346 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2007
Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1957–2007).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls