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Katherine vs Kine

Katherine and Kinecompared 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 2001, Katherine was ranked #334 and Kine #89 among girls in Norway.

Katherine and Kine over time

Katherine and Kine appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Kine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katherine in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Katherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kine 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

  • Norway · Girls24 shared years, 19722001

    Katherine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kine in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #323 in 1983, Kine #18 in 1986.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Katherine #334, Kine #89.

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.

Other comparisons involving Katherine

Pairs where Katherine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Kine

Pairs where Kine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Katherine, Kine
FieldKatherineKine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Norway · Girls #407 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Katherine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Kine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Katherine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1956–2000

    Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1956–2000).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Kine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #480 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls