Edelle vs Katie
Edelle 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1991, Edelle was ranked #515 and Katie #28 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Edelle and Katie over time
Edelle and Katie appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edelle 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.
Edelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katie 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 · Girls8 shared years, 1973–1991
Edelle held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Katie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Edelle #414 in 1984, Katie #28 in 1991.
The order changed in 1979: Katie moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #449 and #508; by 1979 that had become #467 and #286.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Edelle #515, Katie #28.
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 | Edelle | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #515 (1991) | 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); Edelle does not have one recorded yet.
- Edelle has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Katie.
- A meaning is recorded for Katie; Edelle doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Edelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #449 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 recorded1973–1991
Highest recorded position: #312 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1973–1991).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991.
Republic of Ireland · 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