Katherine vs Marielle
Katherine and Mariellecompared 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 Marielle #241 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Katherine was ranked #353 and Marielle #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Katherine was ranked #594 and Marielle #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Katherine and Marielle over time
Katherine and Marielle appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marielle 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
Katherine and Marielle changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1972 and 2001, ending at #334 and #241.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Katherine held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marielle in 0.
Highest recorded here: Katherine #48 in 1996, Marielle #2278 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katherine #594, Marielle #4192.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1972–2001
Katherine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Marielle in 18.
Highest recorded here: Katherine #323 in 1983, Marielle #177 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Katherine #334, Marielle #241.
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 | Katherine | Marielle |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Norway · Girls #445 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katherine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Marielle.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Katherine
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1956–2000
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1956–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Marielle
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #544 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: #152 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #445 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls