Benedicte vs Katrin
Benedicte 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, Benedicte was ranked #200 and Katrin #565 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Benedicte was ranked #4736 and Katrin #2945 among girls in England and Wales.
Benedicte and Katrin over time
Benedicte and Katrin appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 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.
Katrin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Benedicte 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
Benedicte and Katrin changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2007, ending at #200 and #565.
- Mirrored each other
Over 41 shared years in Norway · Girls, Benedicte rose about as far as Katrin fell — from #412 and #346 in 1957 to #200 and #565 in 2007.
- Longest-running competitions
Benedicte and Katrin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1957 to 2007, ending at #200 and #565.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Benedicte #3225 in 1999, Katrin #1823 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1957–2007
Benedicte held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Katrin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Benedicte #63 in 1990, Katrin #182 in 1968.
The order changed in 1969: Benedicte moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #185 and #182; by 1969 that had become #207 and #230.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Benedicte #200, Katrin #565.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2015
Benedicte held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Katrin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Benedicte #3225 in 1999, Katrin #1823 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Benedicte #4736, Katrin #2945.
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 | Benedicte | Katrin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #439 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benedicte has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Katrin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Benedicte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2022
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
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