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Finley vs Katarina

Finley and Katarinacompared 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, Finley was ranked #3318 and Katarina #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Finley and Katarina over time

Finley and Katarina appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Katarina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Finley 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.

Katarina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Finley 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

    Finley and Katarina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #5891.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19972024

    Finley held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Katarina in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Finley #998 in 2002, Katarina #705 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2024: Finley moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #3533 and #2488; by 2024 that had become #3318 and #5891.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #3318, Katarina #5891.

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 Finley

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Finley, Katarina
FieldFinleyKatarina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #18 (2025)Norway · Girls #376 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Finley has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Katarina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Finley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Katarina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1963–2025

    Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1963–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #376 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls