Ina vs Kate
Ina and Katecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Ina was ranked #834 and Kate #23 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Ina was ranked #180 and Kate #490 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ina was ranked #3318 and Kate #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Ina and Kate over time
Ina and Kate appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ina 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1971, Ina moved ahead of Kate in Norway · Girls — #175 and #133 the year before became #150 and #232.
- Longest-running competitions
Ina and Kate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #180 and #490.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2022
Ina held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Kate in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ina #56 in 1988, Kate #104 in 1956.
The order changed in 1971: Ina moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #175 and #133; by 1971 that had become #150 and #232.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ina #180, Kate #490.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2024
Ina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ina #1854 in 2019, Kate #71 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ina #3318, Kate #1302.
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 | Ina | Kate |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of Katherine, used independently since the Middle Ages — appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1593) as a short form of Katherina. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Greek, short form of Katherine |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkeɪt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #264 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Ina does not have one recorded yet.
- Ina and Kate both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Ina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #56 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #264 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls