Catherine vs Gemma

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 Zealand · Girls

  In 2001, Catherine was ranked #99 and Gemma #71 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2000, Catherine was ranked #90 and Gemma #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Catherine was ranked #151 and Gemma #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Catherine was ranked #273 and Gemma #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Catherine was ranked #594 and Gemma #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Catherine and Gemma over time

Catherine and Gemma appear together in 5 published lists, across 136 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Gemma in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Catherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Gemma 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Catherine held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Gemma in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #2 in 1964, Gemma #36 in 1992.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #273, Gemma #718.

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

  Catherine held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Gemma in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #68 in 1996, Gemma #50 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2008: Catherine moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #210 and #205; by 2008 that had become #247 and #254.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Catherine #594, Gemma #1541.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2016

  Catherine held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Gemma in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #22 in 1997, Gemma #35 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Catherine #151, Gemma #353.

• New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1982–2001

  Catherine held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Gemma in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #32 in 1982, Gemma #17 in 1984.

  The order changed in 1995: Gemma moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #64 and #68; by 1995 that had become #92 and #83.

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Catherine #99, Gemma #71.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1984–2000

  Catherine held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Gemma in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #38 in 1984, Gemma #47 in 1991.

  The order changed in 1991: Gemma moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #63 and #93; by 1991 that had become #68 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2000: Catherine #90, Gemma #79.

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

How each name got here