Katarzyna vs Susanne
Katarzyna and Susannecompared 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 Susanne #121 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Katarzyna was ranked #2341 and Susanne #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Katarzyna and Susanne over time
Katarzyna and Susanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Katarzyna and Susanne changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2003, ending at #459 and #121.
- Longest-running competitions
Katarzyna and Susanne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1961 to 2003, ending at #459 and #121.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1961–2003
Katarzyna held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Susanne in 38.
Highest recorded here: Katarzyna #69 in 1984, Susanne #41 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Katarzyna #459, Susanne #121.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2017
Katarzyna held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Susanne in 2.
Highest recorded here: Katarzyna #1729 in 2011, Susanne #2683 in 1996.
The order changed in 2007: Katarzyna moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #3225 and #2770; by 2007 that had become #2085 and #4294.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Katarzyna #2341, Susanne #5765.
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 | Katarzyna | Susanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021) | Norway · Girls #531 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katarzyna has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Susanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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
Susanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #294 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2023
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1951–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls