Carol vs Catrina
Carol and Catrinacompared 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 1982, Carol was ranked #48 and Catrina #425 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Carol was ranked #4684 and Catrina #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Carol and Catrina over time
Carol and Catrina appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Carol held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Catrina 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.
Carol reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Catrina 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
Carol and Catrina changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #4684 and #5666.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carol #802 in 1996, Catrina #753 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2018
Carol held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Catrina in 7.
Highest recorded here: Carol #802 in 1996, Catrina #753 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Carol moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4838 and #4838; by 2015 that had become #4103 and #5730.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Carol #4684, Catrina #5666.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1965–1982
Carol held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Catrina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carol #34 in 1968, Catrina #352 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Carol #48, Catrina #425.
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 | Carol | Catrina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2133 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carol has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Catrina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carol
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #26 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2133 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Catrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls