Catherine vs Jessie

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 1991, Catherine was ranked #68 and Jessie #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2001, Catherine was ranked #99 and Jessie #96 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Catherine was ranked #227 and Jessie #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Catherine was ranked #260 and Jessie #315 among girls in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Catherine was ranked #273 and Jessie #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Catherine was ranked #590 and Jessie #403 among girls in England and Wales.

Catherine and Jessie over time

Catherine and Jessie appear together in 4 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jessie 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.

Catherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Jessie 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 · Girls40 shared years, 1975–2025

  Catherine held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Jessie in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #3 in 1975, Jessie #229 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #273, Jessie #352.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Catherine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jessie in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #68 in 1996, Jessie #168 in 2012.

  The order changed in 2011: Jessie moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #290 and #297; by 2011 that had become #233 and #216.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #590, Jessie #403.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1998–2024

  Catherine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jessie in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #28 in 1998, Jessie #134 in 2017.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Catherine #227, Jessie #288.

• New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1987–2001

  Catherine held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jessie in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #46 in 1987, Jessie #46 in 1990.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Catherine #99, Jessie #96.

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