Cathrine vs Janne
Cathrine and Jannecompared 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 2014, Cathrine was ranked #475 and Janne #396 among girls in Norway.
Cathrine and Janne over time
Cathrine and Janne appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Cathrine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janne in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Janne 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cathrine and Janne changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2014, ending at #475 and #396.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrine and Janne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1951 to 2014, ending at #475 and #396.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1951–2014
Cathrine held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Janne in 27.
Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Janne #22 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Cathrine #475, Janne #396.
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.
- Cathrine vs Julia
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Girls, Julia rose about as far as Cathrine fell — from #235 and #373 in 1960 to #478 and #62 in 2020.
Cathrine · Julia · 55 shared years, 1960–2020 · Mirrored each other
- Sarah vs Cathrine
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sarah rose about as far as Cathrine fell — from #490 and #235 in 1960 to #97 and #478 in 2020.
Sarah · Cathrine · 55 shared years, 1960–2020 · Mirrored each other
- Karoline vs Cathrine
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Karoline rose about as far as Cathrine fell — from #442 and #235 in 1960 to #144 and #478 in 2020.
Karoline · Cathrine · 53 shared years, 1960–2020 · Mirrored each other
- Maja vs Cathrine
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Cathrine fell — from #444 and #235 in 1960 to #19 and #478 in 2020.
Maja · Cathrine · 51 shared years, 1960–2020 · Mirrored each other
Other comparisons involving Janne
Pairs where Janne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Janne vs Laila
Janne and Laila changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #469 and #354.
Janne · Laila · 72 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Tone vs Janne
Tone and Janne changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #535 and #469.
Tone · Janne · 71 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Inger vs Janne
Inger and Janne changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #220 and #469.
Inger · Janne · 72 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Janne vs May
Janne and May changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2023, ending at #469 and #422.
Janne · May · 71 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Cathrine | Janne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2020) | Norway · Girls #469 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Janne.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Janne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #148 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #469 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls