Gina vs Katja
Gina and Katjacompared 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 2017, Gina was ranked #398 and Katja #496 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Gina was ranked #2547 and Katja #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Gina and Katja over time
Gina and Katja appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Gina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Gina and Katja changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2017, ending at #398 and #496.
- Longest-running competitions
Gina and Katja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1967 to 2017, ending at #398 and #496.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Gina #402 in 1996, Katja #1666 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1967–2017
Gina held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Katja in 2.
Highest recorded here: Gina #119 in 1995, Katja #229 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Gina #398, Katja #496.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2016
Gina held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Katja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Gina #402 in 1996, Katja #1666 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Gina #2547, Katja #5785.
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 | Gina | Katja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #458 (2024) | Norway · Girls #496 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gina and Katja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1987
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1987).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Katja
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2017
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1967–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #496 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls