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Catherine vs Jodie

Catherine and Jodiecompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1982, Catherine was ranked #32 and Jodie #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1988, Catherine was ranked #65 and Jodie #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Catherine was ranked #139 and Jodie #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Catherine was ranked #260 and Jodie #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Catherine was ranked #594 and Jodie #1743 among girls in England and Wales.

Catherine and Jodie over time

Catherine and Jodie appear together in 4 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jodie 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 3 of those lists, and Jodie 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

    Catherine and Jodie changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2021, ending at #139 and #446.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 24 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Catherine and Jodie averaged 15.7 places apart, ending at #65 and #84.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Catherine and Jodie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #273 and #352.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Catherine #68 in 1996, Jodie #43 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1982–2025

    Catherine held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Jodie in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Catherine #7 in 1984, Jodie #61 in 2004.

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

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

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

    Catherine held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Jodie in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Catherine #68 in 1996, Jodie #43 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2007: Catherine moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #189 and #185; by 2007 that had become #210 and #227.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Catherine #594, Jodie #1743.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls24 shared years, 1965–1988

    Catherine held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jodie in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Catherine #9 in 1968, Jodie #14 in 1972.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1988: Catherine #65, Jodie #84.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2021

    Catherine held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jodie in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Catherine #22 in 1997, Jodie #32 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Catherine #139, Jodie #446.

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.

Other comparisons involving Catherine

Pairs where Catherine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jodie

Pairs where Jodie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Catherine, Jodie
FieldCatherineJodie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Catherine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Jodie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Catherine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Jodie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1988

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1965–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls