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Kate vs Natasha

Kate and Natashacompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2005, Kate was ranked #24 and Natasha #82 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Kate was ranked #47 and Natasha #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2008, Kate was ranked #84 and Natasha #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Kate was ranked #81 and Natasha #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2013, Kate was ranked #539 and Natasha #548 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Kate was ranked #1302 and Natasha #1262 among girls in England and Wales.

Kate and Natasha over time

Kate and Natasha appear together in 6 published lists, across 202 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Natasha in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Natasha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Kate in 2. 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 1992, Kate moved ahead of Natasha in New Zealand · Girls — #21 and #18 the year before became #15 and #29.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Kate and Natasha changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1302 and #1262.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Kate and Natasha averaged 46.0 places apart, ending at #1302 and #1262.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 33 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Kate rose about as far as Natasha fell — from #95 and #38 in 1973 to #24 and #82 in 2005.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kate and Natasha were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Girls for 36 years, from 1973 to 2008, ending at #84 and #79.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kate #59 in 1996, Natasha #33 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1966–2024

    Kate held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Natasha in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #10 in 2007, Natasha #69 in 1996.

    The order changed in 1983: Kate moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #110 and #107; by 1983 that had become #81 and #104.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #47, Natasha #736.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls36 shared years, 1973–2008

    Kate held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Natasha in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #11 in 1986, Natasha #23 in 1992.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Kate #84, Natasha #79.

  • New Zealand · Girls33 shared years, 1973–2005

    Kate held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Natasha in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #14 in 2000, Natasha #8 in 1976.

    The order changed in 1992: Kate moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #21 and #18; by 1992 that had become #15 and #29.

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Kate #24, Natasha #82.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Kate held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Natasha in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #59 in 1996, Natasha #33 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #1302, Natasha #1262.

  • Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1970–2013

    Kate held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Natasha in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #133 in 1970, Natasha #344 in 1991.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Kate #539, Natasha #548.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2019

    Kate held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Natasha in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #47 in 2005, Natasha #34 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2005: Kate moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #82 and #76; by 2005 that had become #47 and #80.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Kate #81, Natasha #336.

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 Kate

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

Other comparisons involving Natasha

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kate, Natasha
FieldKateNatasha
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA 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.Not yet recorded
OriginGreek, short form of KatherineNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪt/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Natasha does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kate has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Natasha.
  • A meaning is recorded for Kate; Natasha doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Kate

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Natasha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2005

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1971–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls