Kate vs Vera
Kate and Veracompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kate was ranked #52 and Vera #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Kate was ranked #126 and Vera #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Kate was ranked #490 and Vera #139 among girls in Norway.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #541 and Vera #790 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kate was ranked #1302 and Vera #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Kate and Vera over time
Kate and Vera appear together in 3 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vera in 1.
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.
Vera reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kate in 1. 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 Vera changed places 24 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2022, ending at #490 and #139.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Kate rose about as far as Vera fell — from #300 and #372 in 1964 to #52 and #718 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kate and Vera were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #490 and #139.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Kate #104 in 1956, Vera #92 in 1955.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2022
Kate held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Vera in 46.
Highest recorded here: Kate #104 in 1956, Vera #92 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kate #490, Vera #139.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Kate held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Vera in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kate #64 in 1997, Vera #634 in 2021.
The order changed in 2021: Vera moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #771 and #821; by 2021 that had become #734 and #634.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kate #1302, Vera #722.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1964–2025
Kate held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Vera in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kate #15 in 2011, Vera #283 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kate #52, Vera #718.
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 | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #81 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Vera does not have one recorded yet.
- Kate and Vera both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kate; Vera doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, 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
Vera
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #96 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #81 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls