Catherine vs Keelin
Catherine and Keelincompared 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 2025, Catherine was ranked #273 and Keelin #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Catherine was ranked #416 and Keelin #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Catherine and Keelin over time
Catherine and Keelin appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Keelin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Catherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Keelin 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Catherine and Keelin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #273 and #718.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025
Catherine held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Keelin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Catherine #2 in 1968, Keelin #126 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #273, Keelin #718.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2020
Catherine held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Keelin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Catherine #85 in 1998, Keelin #1688 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Catherine #416, Keelin #5493.
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 | Keelin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catherine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Keelin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Keelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls