Karin vs Katey
Karin and Kateycompared 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 2016, Karin was ranked #4096 and Katey #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Karin and Katey over time
Karin and Katey appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Katey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karin in 0.
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.
Katey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karin 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
Karin and Katey changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2016, ending at #4096 and #4763.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2016
Karin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Katey in 10.
Highest recorded here: Karin #1557 in 1999, Katey #1005 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Karin moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4684 and #3514; by 2015 that had become #2705 and #5730.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karin #4096, Katey #4763.
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 | Karin | Katey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #476 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karin and Katey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #10 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: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Katey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls