Catherina vs Oonagh
Catherina and Oonaghcompared 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, Catherina was ranked #534 and Oonagh #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Catherina was ranked #5730 and Oonagh #2945 among girls in England and Wales.
Catherina and Oonagh over time
Catherina and Oonagh appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Oonagh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catherina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Oonagh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Catherina 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
Catherina and Oonagh changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1996, ending at #534 and #471.
- Longest-running competitions
Catherina and Oonagh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 1996, ending at #534 and #471.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–1996
Catherina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Oonagh in 24.
Highest recorded here: Catherina #198 in 1974, Oonagh #171 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Catherina #534, Oonagh #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 | Catherina | Oonagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5730 (2015) | Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catherina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Oonagh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Catherina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #5730 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls
Oonagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #186 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls