Crystal vs Katherine
Crystal and Katherinecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1991, Crystal was ranked #75 and Katherine #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1997, Crystal was ranked #99 and Katherine #60 among girls in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Crystal was ranked #440 and Katherine #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Crystal was ranked #1353 and Katherine #594 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Crystal was ranked #856 and Katherine #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Crystal and Katherine over time
Crystal and Katherine appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Crystal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Crystal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Katherine in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Crystal #55 in 1983, Katherine #32 in 1984.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Crystal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katherine in 29.
Highest recorded here: Crystal #218 in 2007, Katherine #48 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Crystal #1353, Katherine #594.
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1981–2023
Crystal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katherine in 28.
Highest recorded here: Crystal #280 in 1982, Katherine #87 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Crystal #856, Katherine #856.
New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1982–1997
Crystal held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Katherine in 10.
Highest recorded here: Crystal #55 in 1983, Katherine #32 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Crystal #99, Katherine #60.
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 | Crystal | Katherine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Crystal has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Katherine.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Crystal
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2000
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1982–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Katherine
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #100 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2000
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1956–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls