Jorun vs Katrin
Jorun and Katrincompared 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 1994, Jorun was ranked #581 and Katrin #584 among girls in Norway.
Jorun and Katrin over time
Jorun and Katrin appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Jorun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katrin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jorun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katrin 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
Jorun and Katrin changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 1994, ending at #581 and #584.
- Longest-running competitions
Jorun and Katrin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1957 to 1994, ending at #581 and #584.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1957–1994
Jorun held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Katrin in 12.
Highest recorded here: Jorun #75 in 1957, Katrin #182 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Jorun #581, Katrin #584.
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 | Jorun | Katrin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #566 (1999) | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jorun and Katrin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jorun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #49 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #566 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls
Katrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #346 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2007
Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1957–2007).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls