Cathy vs Ramona
Cathy and Ramonacompared 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 2017, Cathy was ranked #873 and Ramona #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Cathy was ranked #5785 and Ramona #1525 among girls in England and Wales.
Cathy and Ramona over time
Cathy and Ramona appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2016
Cathy held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ramona in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cathy #1755 in 1996, Ramona #1525 in 2016.
The order changed in 2000: Ramona moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2770 and #3900; by 2000 that had become #3247 and #2167.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Cathy #5785, Ramona #1525.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1977–2017
Cathy held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ramona in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cathy #202 in 1980, Ramona #227 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Cathy #873, Ramona #734.
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 | Cathy | Ramona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #873 (2017) | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ramona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cathy
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1965
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1960–1965).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Ramona
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #384 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2021
Highest recorded position: #227 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1977–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls