Katarina vs Tea
Katarina and Teacompared 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, Katarina was ranked #380 and Tea #438 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Katarina was ranked #2499 and Tea #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Katarina and Tea over time
Katarina and Tea appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Katarina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tea in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katarina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tea 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
Katarina and Tea changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2017, ending at #380 and #438.
- Longest-running competitions
Katarina and Tea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1976 to 2017, ending at #380 and #438.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1976–2017
Katarina held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Tea in 7.
Highest recorded here: Katarina #138 in 1994, Tea #199 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Katarina #380, Tea #438.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2021
Katarina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Tea in 1.
Highest recorded here: Katarina #705 in 1997, Tea #779 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Katarina #2499, Tea #5581.
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 | Katarina | Tea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #376 (2025) | Norway · Girls #440 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katarina has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Tea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Katarina
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #376 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tea
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #530 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #199 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1976–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #440 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls