Kate vs Taylah
Kate and Taylahcompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2005, Kate was ranked #69 and Taylah #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #1302 and Taylah #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Kate and Taylah over time
Kate and Taylah appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Taylah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Taylah 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 Taylah changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1995 and 2005, ending at #69 and #91.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Kate #26 in 1995, Taylah #30 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Kate held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Taylah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kate #59 in 1996, Taylah #957 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #1302, Taylah #5891.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 1995–2005
Kate held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Taylah in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kate #26 in 1995, Taylah #30 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Kate #69, Taylah #91.
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 | Taylah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Taylah does not have one recorded yet.
- Kate and Taylah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Taylah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
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 #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Taylah
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2005
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1995–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls