Catherine vs Nadine

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 1977, Catherine was ranked #28 and Nadine #92 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2014, Catherine was ranked #116 and Nadine #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Catherine was ranked #273 and Nadine #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2002, Catherine was ranked #546 and Nadine #575 among girls in Norway.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Catherine was ranked #590 and Nadine #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Catherine and Nadine over time

Catherine and Nadine appear together in 4 published lists, across 122 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Nadine in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Catherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Nadine 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 · Girls54 shared years, 1969–2025

  Catherine held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Nadine in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #2 in 1969, Nadine #68 in 2003.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #273, Nadine #885.

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

  Catherine held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Nadine in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #68 in 1996, Nadine #241 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Catherine #590, Nadine #2138.

• Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1975–2002

  Catherine held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nadine in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #259 in 1980, Nadine #387 in 1991.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2002: Catherine #546, Nadine #575.

• Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2014

  Catherine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Nadine in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Catherine #22 in 1997, Nadine #102 in 2003.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2014: Catherine #116, Nadine #439.

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.

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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

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