Katarzyna vs Siv
Katarzyna and Sivcompared 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 2003, Katarzyna was ranked #459 and Siv #287 among girls in Norway.
Katarzyna and Siv over time
Katarzyna and Siv appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Siv held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katarzyna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Siv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katarzyna 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
Katarzyna and Siv changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2003, ending at #459 and #287.
- Longest-running competitions
Katarzyna and Siv were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1961 to 2003, ending at #459 and #287.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1961–2003
Katarzyna held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Siv in 38.
Highest recorded here: Katarzyna #69 in 1984, Siv #20 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Katarzyna #459, Siv #287.
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 Siv
Pairs where Siv shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Siv vs Elise
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Siv fell — from #280 and #223 in 1945 to #530 and #61 in 2023.
Siv · Elise · 68 shared years, 1945–2023 · Mirrored each other
- Ellinor vs Siv
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ellinor rose about as far as Siv fell — from #102 and #280 in 1945 to #16 and #530 in 2023.
Ellinor · Siv · 68 shared years, 1945–2023 · Mirrored each other
- Siv vs Hanna
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Hanna rose about as far as Siv fell — from #280 and #164 in 1945 to #530 and #45 in 2023.
Siv · Hanna · 68 shared years, 1945–2023 · Mirrored each other
- Ida vs Siv
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Siv fell — from #204 and #280 in 1945 to #31 and #530 in 2023.
Ida · Siv · 68 shared years, 1945–2023 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Katarzyna | Siv |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021) | Norway · Girls #530 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katarzyna has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Siv.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Katarzyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #447 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2003
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1961–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Siv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #280 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls