Fay vs Katrina

Fay and Katrinacompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Fay was ranked #384 and Katrina #384 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Fay was ranked #581 and Katrina #532 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Fay was ranked #3695 and Katrina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Fay and Katrina over time

Fay and Katrina appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Katrina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fay 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.

Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fay 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fay and Katrina changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1986 and 2015, ending at #581 and #532.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Fay #368 in 1996, Katrina #177 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fay held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Katrina in 28.
Highest recorded here: Fay #368 in 1996, Katrina #177 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Fay moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4056 and #2504; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #4192.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fay #3695, Katrina #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1986–2015
Fay held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Katrina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Fay #398 in 2005, Katrina #275 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Fay #581, Katrina #532.

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 Katrina

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

Sarah vs Katrina
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Sarah #1 in 1974, Katrina #16 in 1975.
Sarah · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1975 New Zealand ranking
Vanessa vs Katrina
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Vanessa and Katrina averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #76 and #81.
Vanessa · Katrina · 24 shared years, 1967–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Louise vs Katrina
Across 26 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Louise and Katrina averaged 12.4 places apart, ending at #77 and #81.
Louise · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Katrina vs Rachael
Across 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Katrina and Rachael averaged 13.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #60.
Katrina · Rachael · 22 shared years, 1969–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fay, Katrina
Field	Fay	Katrina
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
Syllables	1	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Fay has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Katrina.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Fay

Popularity journey

First recorded1986
First recorded at #422 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Katrina

Popularity journey

First recorded1962
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1990
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1965–1990).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls