Bernice vs Katriona
Bernice and Katrionacompared 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 1991, Bernice was ranked #393 and Katriona #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Bernice was ranked #2120 and Katriona #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernice and Katriona over time
Bernice and Katriona appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Bernice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katriona in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katriona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bernice 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
Bernice and Katriona changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1991, ending at #393 and #457.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bernice #1074 in 1997, Katriona #1666 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1964–1991
Bernice held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Katriona in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #236 in 1966, Katriona #297 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Bernice #393, Katriona #457.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2016
Bernice held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Katriona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #1074 in 1997, Katriona #1666 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Bernice #2120, Katriona #5785.
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 | Bernice | Katriona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernice and Katriona both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Katriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls