Dawn vs Katherina
Dawn and Katherinacompared 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 1996, Dawn was ranked #235 and Katherina #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Dawn was ranked #3970 and Katherina #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Dawn and Katherina over time
Dawn and Katherina appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Dawn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katherina 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.
Katherina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dawn 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1966–1996
Dawn held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Katherina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dawn #118 in 1985, Katherina #288 in 1966.
The order changed in 1967: Dawn moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #288 and #288; by 1967 that had become #221 and #393.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Dawn #235, Katherina #471.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2001–2022
Dawn held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Katherina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dawn #1617 in 2004, Katherina #3725 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Dawn #3970, Katherina #5669.
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 | Dawn | Katherina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawn has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Katherina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dawn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Katherina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1996
Highest recorded position: #288 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls