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Kate vs Rosie

Kate and Rosiecompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Kate was ranked #541 and Rosie #16 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Kate was ranked #134 and Rosie #22 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Kate was ranked #52 and Rosie #23 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Kate was ranked #1302 and Rosie #24 among girls in England and Wales.

Kate and Rosie over time

Kate and Rosie appear together in 3 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rosie in 1.

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.

Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Rosie 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1999, Rosie moved ahead of Kate in England and Wales · Girls — #63 and #71 the year before became #71 and #63.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 33 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rosie rose about as far as Kate fell — from #31 and #523 in 1992 to #52 and #23 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kate and Rosie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #52 and #23.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #59 and #69 in England and Wales · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #1302 and #24.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1992–2025

    Kate held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Rosie in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #10 in 2007, Rosie #23 in 2025.

    The order changed in 2024: Rosie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #38 and #54; by 2024 that had become #47 and #31.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Kate #52, Rosie #23.

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

    Kate held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rosie in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #59 in 1996, Rosie #9 in 2020.

    The order changed in 1999: Rosie moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #63 and #71; by 1999 that had become #71 and #63.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #1302, Rosie #24.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Kate held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rosie in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Kate #47 in 2005, Rosie #21 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2014: Rosie moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #61 and #67; by 2014 that had become #106 and #89.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #134, Rosie #22.

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 Rosie

Pairs where Rosie 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

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, Rosie
FieldKateRosie
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
Syllables22
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, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #23 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Rosie does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kate and Rosie both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Kate; Rosie doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, 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

Rosie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls