Cathrine vs Iren
Cathrine and Irencompared 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 1994, Cathrine was ranked #61 and Iren #579 among girls in Norway.
Cathrine and Iren over time
Cathrine and Iren appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Cathrine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iren 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.
Iren reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cathrine 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1963, Cathrine moved ahead of Iren in Norway · Girls — #155 and #148 the year before became #86 and #155.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrine and Iren were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1951 to 1994, ending at #61 and #579.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1951–1994
Cathrine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Iren in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Iren #104 in 1968.
The order changed in 1963: Cathrine moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #155 and #148; by 1963 that had become #86 and #155.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Cathrine #61, Iren #579.
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 | Cathrine | Iren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iren.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Cathrine
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls
Iren
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #144 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–1994
Highest recorded position: #104 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1951–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #579 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls