Elva vs Kathy
Elva and Kathycompared 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 2014, Elva was ranked #752 and Kathy #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Elva was ranked #1773 and Kathy #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Elva and Kathy over time
Elva and Kathy appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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
Elva and Kathy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2014, ending at #752 and #876.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1971–2014
Elva held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kathy in 10.
Highest recorded here: Elva #292 in 1973, Kathy #236 in 1984.
The order changed in 2014: Elva moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #907 and #907; by 2014 that had become #752 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Elva #752, Kathy #876.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2020
Elva held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kathy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elva #1562 in 2019, Kathy #1287 in 1997.
The order changed in 2011: Elva moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3533 and #3533; by 2011 that had become #3549 and #5785.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Elva #1773, Kathy #5493.
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 | Elva | Kathy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elva and Kathy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Elva
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2016
Highest recorded position: #292 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1969–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Kathy
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #383 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2014
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1971–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls