Kate vs Katie
Kate and Katiecompared 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 2025, Kate was ranked #52 and Katie #41 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #134 and Katie #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2014, Kate was ranked #81 and Katie #94 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2008, Kate was ranked #84 and Katie #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #541 and Katie #131 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #1302 and Katie #547 among girls in England and Wales.
Kate and Katie over time
Kate and Katie appear together in 5 published lists, across 174 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kate in 2.
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.
Katie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Kate 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Katie moved ahead of Kate in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #38 and #51 the year before became #47 and #45.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kate and Katie changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1973 and 2025, ending at #52 and #41.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Kate and Katie averaged 28.7 places apart, ending at #84 and #92.
- Longest-running competitions
Kate and Katie were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Girls for 30 years, from 1976 to 2008, ending at #84 and #92.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Kate #11 in 1986, Katie #23 in 1986.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1973–2025
Kate held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Katie in 27.
Highest recorded here: Kate #10 in 2007, Katie #2 in 2004.
The order changed in 2024: Katie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #38 and #51; by 2024 that had become #47 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kate #52, Katie #41.
New Zealand · Girls37 shared years, 1976–2014
Kate held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Katie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kate #14 in 2000, Katie #33 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Kate #81, Katie #94.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls30 shared years, 1976–2008
Kate held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Katie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kate #11 in 1986, Katie #23 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Kate #84, Katie #92.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kate held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 29.
Highest recorded here: Kate #59 in 1996, Katie #9 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #1302, Katie #547.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Kate held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katie in 28.
Highest recorded here: Kate #47 in 2005, Katie #1 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #134, Katie #47.
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 | Kate | Katie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Katherine, used independently since the Middle Ages — appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1593) as a short form of Katherina. | A diminutive of Kate, itself a short form of Katherine. |
| Origin | Greek, short form of Katherine | Greek, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪt/ | /ˈkeɪ.ti/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate is recorded with a Greek, short form of Katherine origin, while Katie is recorded with a Greek, diminutive form origin.
- Kate and Katie both have 2 syllables.
- Kate's recorded meaning differs from Katie's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Kate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Katie
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #41 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls