Cathrine vs Tone
Cathrine and Tonecompared 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 Tone #512 among girls in Norway.
Cathrine and Tone over time
Cathrine and Tone appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Tone 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.
Tone 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 Tone changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2020, ending at #478 and #512.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrine and Tone were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1951 to 2020, ending at #478 and #512.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1951–2020
Cathrine held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Tone in 34.
Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Tone #5 in 1969.
The order changed in 2014: Cathrine moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #565 and #510; by 2014 that had become #475 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cathrine #478, Tone #512.
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 | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #518 (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 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tone.
- 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
Tone
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #56 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls