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Cathrine vs Emilie

Cathrine and Emiliecompared 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2020, Cathrine was ranked #478 and Emilie #5 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2010, Cathrine was ranked #3533 and Emilie #290 among girls in England and Wales.

Cathrine and Emilie over time

Cathrine and Emilie appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathrine 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.

Cathrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emilie 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1958–2020

    Cathrine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Emilie in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Emilie #1 in 1999.

    The order changed in 1992: Emilie moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #47 and #50; by 1992 that had become #53 and #34.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Cathrine #478, Emilie #5.

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 Cathrine

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

Other comparisons involving Emilie

Pairs where Emilie 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

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 Cathrine, Emilie
FieldCathrineEmilie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, via German/Scandinavian transmission
Pronunciation/ˈeh.mee.lee.eh/
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedEmilia, Emelie, Mille, Milly
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #478 (2020)Norway · Girls #16 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Cathrine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Cathrine and Emilie both have 3 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Cathrine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
  • The available evidence gives Cathrine a "medium" Data Confidence level and Emilie a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Cathrine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2020

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1951–2020).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2020.

    Norway · Girls

Emilie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1958–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls