Emma vs Katinka
Emma and Katinkacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2016, Emma was ranked #2 and Katinka #559 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Emma was ranked #53 and Katinka #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Emma and Katinka over time
Emma and Katinka appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katinka in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katinka reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emma 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Emma and Katinka were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1973 to 2016, ending at #2 and #559.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1973–2016
Emma held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Katinka in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emma #1 in 2003, Katinka #244 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Emma #2, Katinka #559.
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 | Emma | Katinka |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A shortened form of Germanic names beginning with the element 'irmin' ('whole, great'), from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, wife of King Ethelred II and later King Canute; further popularised by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛm.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #559 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Katinka does not have one recorded yet.
- Emma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katinka.
- A meaning is recorded for Emma; Katinka doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2023
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Katinka
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls