Josefine vs Katja
Josefine 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, Josefine was ranked #47 and Katja #496 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Josefine was ranked #4096 and Katja #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Josefine and Katja over time
Josefine and Katja appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Katja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Josefine 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 32 shared years in Norway · Girls, Josefine rose about as far as Katja fell — from #606 and #229 in 1975 to #47 and #496 in 2017.
- Longest-running competitions
Josefine and Katja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1975 to 2017, ending at #47 and #496.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1975–2017
Josefine held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Katja in 8.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #47 in 2017, Katja #229 in 1975.
The order changed in 1989: Josefine moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #528 and #492; by 1989 that had become #317 and #355.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Josefine #47, Katja #496.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2016
Josefine held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Katja in 7.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #3225 in 1999, Katja #1805 in 1999.
The order changed in 2016: Josefine moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #5876 and #2969; by 2016 that had become #4096 and #5785.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Josefine #4096, 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 | Josefine | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | Norway · Girls #496 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Katja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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