Debra vs Katriona

Debra and Katrionacompared 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 1997, Debra was ranked #576 and Katriona #440 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Debra was ranked #5545 and Katriona #5545 among girls in England and Wales.

Debra and Katriona over time

Debra and Katriona appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Debra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katriona 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.

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.

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
Debra and Katriona changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1997, ending at #576 and #440.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1964–1997
Debra held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Katriona in 4.
Highest recorded here: Debra #230 in 1970, Katriona #297 in 1965.
The order changed in 1994: Katriona moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #340 and #415; by 1994 that had become #411 and #411.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Debra #576, Katriona #440.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2008
Debra held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Katriona in 2.
Highest recorded here: Debra #1364 in 1996, Katriona #1666 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Debra #5545, Katriona #5545.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Debra

Pairs where Debra shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jennifer vs Debra
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Jennifer #1 in 1956, Debra #6 in 1958.
Jennifer · Debra · 20 shared years, 1953–1973 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1958 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Debra
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Karen #1 in 1957, Debra #17 in 1959.
Karen · Debra · 19 shared years, 1955–1973 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1959 New Zealand ranking
Donna vs Debra
In 1961, Donna moved ahead of Debra in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #12 and #7 the year before became #6 and #18.
Donna · Debra · 20 shared years, 1953–1973 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1961 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Debra vs Vicki
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Debra and Vicki averaged 11.8 places apart, ending at #99 and #74.
Debra · Vicki · 20 shared years, 1953–1973 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1973 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Debra, Katriona
Field	Debra	Katriona
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, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Debra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katriona.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Debra

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1973
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1953–1973).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Katriona

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls