Karolina vs Katrina

Karolina 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.

Norway · Girls
In 2016, Karolina was ranked #347 and Katrina #526 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Karolina was ranked #363 and Katrina #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Karolina was ranked #736 and Katrina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Karolina was ranked #2574 and Katrina #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Karolina and Katrina over time

Karolina and Katrina appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Karolina held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Katrina 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.

Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Karolina in 1. 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
Karolina and Katrina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2574 and #4192.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Karolina held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Katrina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Karolina #425 in 2009, Katrina #177 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Karolina moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1866 and #1785; by 2022 that had become #1556 and #1767.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karolina #2574, Katrina #4192.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1978–2016
Karolina held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Katrina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Karolina #114 in 1988, Katrina #405 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karolina #347, Katrina #526.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2004–2024
Karolina held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Katrina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Karolina #177 in 2009, Katrina #461 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karolina #736, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Katrina

Pairs where Katrina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Sarah vs Katrina
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Sarah #1 in 1974, Katrina #16 in 1975.
Sarah · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1975 New Zealand ranking
Vanessa vs Katrina
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Vanessa and Katrina averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #76 and #81.
Vanessa · Katrina · 24 shared years, 1967–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Louise vs Katrina
Across 26 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Louise and Katrina averaged 12.4 places apart, ending at #77 and #81.
Louise · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Katrina vs Rachael
Across 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Katrina and Rachael averaged 13.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #60.
Katrina · Rachael · 22 shared years, 1969–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Karolina, Katrina
Field	Karolina	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	4	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Karolina has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Katrina.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Karolina

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #399 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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