Kate vs Synne
Kate and Synnecompared 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 2022, Kate was ranked #490 and Synne #95 among girls in Norway.
Kate and Synne over time
Kate and Synne appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Synne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kate 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.
Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Synne 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 Synne changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1965 and 2022, ending at #490 and #95.
- Longest-running competitions
Kate and Synne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1965 to 2022, ending at #490 and #95.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1965–2022
Kate held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Synne in 34.
Highest recorded here: Kate #133 in 1965, Synne #30 in 1999.
The order changed in 1983: Synne moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #326 and #408; by 1983 that had become #647 and #345.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kate #490, Synne #95.
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 | Synne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #76 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Synne does not have one recorded yet.
- Kate and Synne both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Synne 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
Synne
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #428 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls