Cathrina vs Phyllis
Cathrina and Phylliscompared 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 1987, Cathrina was ranked #488 and Phyllis #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cathrina and Phyllis over time
Cathrina and Phyllis appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Cathrina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Phyllis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Phyllis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cathrina 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
Cathrina and Phyllis changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 1987, ending at #488 and #446.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1967–1987
Cathrina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Phyllis in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cathrina #293 in 1974, Phyllis #288 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Cathrina #488, Phyllis #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.
Side by side
| Field | Cathrina | Phyllis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #457 (1991) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Phyllis.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Cathrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1991
Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1967–1991).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Phyllis
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls