Caoimhe vs Katie
Caoimhe and Katiecompared 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 2025, Caoimhe was ranked #31 and Katie #41 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Caoimhe was ranked #70 and Katie #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Caoimhe was ranked #275 and Katie #131 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Caoimhe was ranked #1110 and Katie #650 among girls in England and Wales.
Caoimhe and Katie over time
Caoimhe and Katie appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Caoimhe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Caoimhe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Katie in 1. 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
Caoimhe and Katie changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1973 and 2025, ending at #31 and #41.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Caoimhe and Katie averaged 25.8 places apart, ending at #70 and #47.
- Longest-running competitions
Caoimhe and Katie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1110 and #650.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Caoimhe #25 in 2003, Katie #1 in 2004.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1973–2025
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Katie in 30.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #12 in 2003, Katie #2 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caoimhe #31, Katie #41.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 30.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #639 in 2013, Katie #9 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caoimhe #1110, Katie #650.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Caoimhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 28.
Highest recorded here: Caoimhe #25 in 2003, Katie #1 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caoimhe #70, Katie #47.
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 | Caoimhe | Katie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'dear', 'beloved', or 'gentle', from the Irish word caomh. | A diminutive of Kate, itself a short form of Katherine. |
| Origin | Irish | Greek, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkiːvʲə/ | /ˈkeɪ.ti/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #31 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caoimhe is recorded with a Irish origin, while Katie is recorded with a Greek, diminutive form origin.
- Caoimhe and Katie both have 2 syllables.
- Caoimhe's recorded meaning differs from Katie's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Caoimhe
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 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 recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Katie
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls