Catriona vs Tiya
Catriona and Tiyacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Catriona was ranked #5669 and Tiya #2888 among girls in England and Wales.
Catriona and Tiya over time
Catriona and Tiya appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Catriona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tiya 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.
Catriona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tiya 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
Catriona and Tiya changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2022, ending at #5669 and #2888.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2022
Catriona held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tiya in 11.
Highest recorded here: Catriona #425 in 1997, Tiya #963 in 2004.
The order changed in 2016: Tiya moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #2070 and #2496; by 2016 that had become #2966 and #2547.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Catriona #5669, Tiya #2888.
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 | Catriona | Tiya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (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
- Catriona has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Tiya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Catriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #167 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Tiya
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #963 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls