Catherine vs Justyna
Catherine and Justynacompared 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 2014, Catherine was ranked #133 and Justyna #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Catherine was ranked #304 and Justyna #3609 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1997, Catherine was ranked #552 and Justyna #347 among girls in Norway.
Catherine and Justyna over time
Catherine and Justyna appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 2 of those lists, and Justyna 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 Justyna changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 1997, ending at #552 and #347.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1970–1997
Catherine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Justyna in 22.
Highest recorded here: Catherine #196 in 1972, Justyna #126 in 1986.
The order changed in 1997: Justyna moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #475 and #582; by 1997 that had become #552 and #347.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Catherine #552, Justyna #347.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2005–2016
Catherine held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Justyna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Catherine #188 in 2005, Justyna #2392 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Catherine #304, Justyna #3609.
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 | Catherine | Justyna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3609 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catherine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Justyna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Catherine
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Justyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #599 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1998
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1970–1998).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #3609 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls