Beata vs Kate
Beata 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Beata was ranked #893 and Kate #13 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1995, Beata was ranked #616 and Kate #636 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Beata was ranked #3970 and Kate #775 among girls in England and Wales.
Beata and Kate over time
Beata and Kate appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Beata 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beata and Kate changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 1995, ending at #616 and #636.
- Longest-running competitions
Beata and Kate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1961 to 1995, ending at #616 and #636.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Beata #141 in 1966, Kate #126 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1961–1995
Beata held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kate in 11.
Highest recorded here: Beata #141 in 1966, Kate #126 in 1964.
The order changed in 1979: Beata moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #291 and #286; by 1979 that had become #205 and #257.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Beata #616, Kate #636.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2022
Beata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 13.
Highest recorded here: Beata #2759 in 2009, Kate #82 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Beata #3970, Kate #775.
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 | Beata | 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Beata does not have one recorded yet.
- Beata and Kate both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Beata doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · 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