Imogen vs Katrina

Imogen 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Imogen was ranked #64 and Katrina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Imogen was ranked #114 and Katrina #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Imogen was ranked #275 and Katrina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Imogen and Katrina over time

Imogen and Katrina appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Imogen held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Katrina in 0.

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.

Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Imogen 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
Imogen and Katrina changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1979 and 2024, ending at #275 and #898.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Imogen held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Katrina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #26 in 2010, Katrina #177 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imogen #64, Katrina #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1979–2024
Imogen held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Katrina in 6.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #275 in 2024, Katrina #187 in 1979.
The order changed in 2007: Imogen moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #550 and #502; by 2007 that had become #373 and #549.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Imogen #275, Katrina #898.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2011
Imogen held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Katrina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Imogen #103 in 2007, Katrina #164 in 1998.
The order changed in 2003: Imogen moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #282 and #220; by 2003 that had become #185 and #331.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Imogen #114, Katrina #444.

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 Imogen, Katrina
Field	Imogen	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	3	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Imogen and Katrina both have 3 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Imogen

Popularity journey

First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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