Kate vs Solbjørg
Kate and Solbjørgcompared 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 1991, Kate was ranked #512 and Solbjørg #670 among girls in Norway.
Kate and Solbjørg over time
Kate and Solbjørg appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Solbjørg in 0.
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.
Solbjørg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kate 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
Kate and Solbjørg changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1991, ending at #512 and #670.
- Longest-running competitions
Kate and Solbjørg were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1945 to 1991, ending at #512 and #670.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1945–1991
Kate held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Solbjørg in 11.
Highest recorded here: Kate #104 in 1956, Solbjørg #87 in 1951.
The order changed in 1984: Kate moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #647 and #609; by 1984 that had become #322 and #671.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Kate #512, Solbjørg #670.
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 | Solbjørg |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, short form of Katherine | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪt/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #514 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Solbjørg does not have one recorded yet.
- Kate has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Solbjørg.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Solbjørg doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
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
Solbjørg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #109 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls