Carla vs Katherine

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1983, Carla was ranked #96 and Katherine #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1980, Carla was ranked #81 and Katherine #45 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Carla was ranked #325 and Katherine #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Carla was ranked #446 and Katherine #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 1995, Carla was ranked #620 and Katherine #388 among girls in Norway.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Carla was ranked #638 and Katherine #476 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Carla was ranked #638 and Katherine #594 among girls in England and Wales.

Carla and Katherine over time

Carla and Katherine appear together in 4 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Carla in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1964–2025

  Carla held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Katherine in 38.

  Highest recorded here: Carla #117 in 2000, Katherine #71 in 1965.

  The order changed in 2019: Carla moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #436 and #411; by 2019 that had become #421 and #621.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Carla #325, Katherine #608.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Carla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Katherine in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Carla #186 in 1997, Katherine #48 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Carla #638, Katherine #594.

• Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2021

  Carla held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Katherine in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Carla #79 in 1997, Katherine #56 in 1998.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Carla #446, Katherine #350.

• Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1972–1995

  Carla held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Katherine in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Carla #395 in 1974, Katherine #323 in 1983.

  The order changed in 1995: Katherine moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #584 and #659; by 1995 that had become #620 and #388.

  Most recent shared year, 1995: Carla #620, Katherine #388.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here