Blaithin vs Katherina
Blaithin and Katherinacompared 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 1996, Blaithin was ranked #333 and Katherina #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Blaithin and Katherina over time
Blaithin and Katherina appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Blaithin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katherina in 0.
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.
Katherina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Blaithin 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
Blaithin and Katherina changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1996, ending at #333 and #471.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1966–1996
Blaithin held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Katherina in 5.
Highest recorded here: Blaithin #262 in 1992, Katherina #288 in 1966.
The order changed in 1991: Blaithin moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #445 and #445; by 1991 that had become #338 and #423.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Blaithin #333, Katherina #471.
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 | Blaithin | Katherina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #169 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blaithin has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Katherina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Blaithin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Katherina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1996
Highest recorded position: #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls