Karin vs Katriona
Karin and Katrionacompared 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 2000, Karin was ranked #536 and Katriona #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Karin was ranked #4096 and Katriona #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Karin and Katriona over time
Karin and Katriona appear together in 2 published lists, across 20 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Katriona changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2016, ending at #4096 and #5785.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Karin #1557 in 1999, Katriona #1666 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2016
Karin held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Katriona in 2.
Highest recorded here: Karin #1557 in 1999, Katriona #1666 in 1997.
The order changed in 2008: Karin moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #5201 and #5201; by 2008 that had become #2150 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karin #4096, Katriona #5785.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1964–2000
Karin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Katriona in 3.
Highest recorded here: Karin #245 in 1964, Katriona #297 in 1965.
The order changed in 1976: Katriona moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #449 and #508; by 1976 that had become #429 and #429.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Karin #536, Katriona #465.
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 | Katriona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #5785 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Katriona.
- 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
Katriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls