Jana vs Katrina
Jana 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 1997, Jana was ranked #358 and Katrina #241 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2016, Jana was ranked #313 and Katrina #526 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jana was ranked #811 and Katrina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Jana was ranked #898 and Katrina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jana and Katrina over time
Jana and Katrina appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 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.
Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jana 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
Jana and Katrina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #811 and #4192.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jana #515 in 2016, Katrina #532 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jana held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Katrina in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jana #654 in 2021, Katrina #177 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Jana moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #963 and #859; by 2015 that had become #794 and #891.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jana #811, Katrina #4192.
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1978–2016
Jana held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Katrina in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jana #270 in 2010, Katrina #405 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Jana #313, Katrina #526.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2007–2024
Jana held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Katrina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jana #515 in 2016, Katrina #532 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jana #898, Katrina #898.
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 | Jana | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | 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
- Jana has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katrina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jana
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #424 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2024
Highest recorded position: #262 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1963–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 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