Dulcie vs Katie
Dulcie and Katiecompared 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 2024, Dulcie was ranked #539 and Katie #547 among girls in England and Wales.
Dulcie and Katie over time
Dulcie and Katie appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dulcie 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.
Katie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dulcie 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
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dulcie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Katie in 28.
Highest recorded here: Dulcie #539 in 2024, Katie #9 in 2004.
The order changed in 2024: Dulcie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #671 and #510; by 2024 that had become #539 and #547.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dulcie #539, Katie #547.
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 | Dulcie | Katie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive of Kate, itself a short form of Katherine. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkeɪ.ti/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #539 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katie has a recorded origin (Greek, diminutive form); Dulcie does not have one recorded yet.
- Dulcie and Katie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Katie; Dulcie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dulcie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1072 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #539 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #539 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Katie
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls