Katelyn vs Sinead

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2019, Katelyn was ranked #243 and Sinead #424 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Katelyn was ranked #266 and Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Katelyn was ranked #2411 and Sinead #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Katelyn and Sinead over time

Katelyn and Sinead appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Katelyn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sinead in 0.

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.

Sinead reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Katelyn 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1989–2022

  Katelyn held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Sinead in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Katelyn #35 in 2003, Sinead #9 in 1989.

  The order changed in 2018: Katelyn moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #219 and #178; by 2018 that had become #179 and #629.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Katelyn #266, Sinead #905.

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

  Katelyn held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sinead in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Katelyn #185 in 2004, Sinead #154 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2024: Katelyn moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #2411 and #3695.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Katelyn #2411, Sinead #3695.

• Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2019

  Katelyn held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sinead in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Katelyn #60 in 2003, Sinead #54 in 1998.

  The order changed in 2019: Katelyn moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #361 and #273; by 2019 that had become #243 and #424.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Katelyn #243, Sinead #424.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here