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Katherine vs Natalie

Katherine and Nataliecompared 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 2000, Katherine was ranked #81 and Natalie #44 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2001, Katherine was ranked #76 and Natalie #82 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2001, Katherine was ranked #334 and Natalie #99 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Katherine was ranked #350 and Natalie #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Katherine was ranked #608 and Natalie #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Katherine was ranked #476 and Natalie #541 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Katherine was ranked #594 and Natalie #503 among girls in England and Wales.

Katherine and Natalie over time

Katherine and Natalie appear together in 6 published lists, across 205 years of shared records. Natalie held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Katherine in 2.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1967, Natalie moved ahead of Katherine in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #57 and #70 the year before became #62 and #50.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Katherine and Natalie changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #594 and #503.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Katherine and Natalie averaged 34.7 places apart, ending at #594 and #503.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Katherine and Natalie were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Girls for 36 years, from 1964 to 2000, ending at #81 and #44.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Katherine #48 in 1996, Natalie #42 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Katherine held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Natalie in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #71 in 1965, Natalie #76 in 1992.

    The order changed in 2018: Natalie moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #289 and #324; by 2018 that had become #411 and #319.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Katherine #608, Natalie #381.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls36 shared years, 1964–2000

    Katherine held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Natalie in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #24 in 1982, Natalie #9 in 1976.

    The order changed in 1967: Natalie moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #57 and #70; by 1967 that had become #62 and #50.

    Most recent shared year, 2000: Katherine #81, Natalie #44.

  • New Zealand · Girls34 shared years, 1965–2001

    Katherine held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Natalie in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #32 in 1984, Natalie #16 in 1984.

    The order changed in 1996: Katherine moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #79 and #76; by 1996 that had become #69 and #81.

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Katherine #76, Natalie #82.

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

    Katherine held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Natalie in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #48 in 1996, Natalie #42 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Katherine #594, Natalie #503.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2021

    Katherine held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Natalie in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #56 in 1998, Natalie #66 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Katherine #350, Natalie #350.

  • Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1974–2001

    Katherine held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Natalie in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #323 in 1983, Natalie #99 in 2001.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Katherine #334, Natalie #99.

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 Natalie

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Katherine, Natalie
FieldKatherineNatalie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the Roman names Natalis/Natalia, from Latin 'natalis' ('relating to birth, birthday') — connecting the name to Christmas Day as Jesus's traditional birthday.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈnæt.ə.li/
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Norway · Girls #269 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Natalie has a recorded origin (Latin); Katherine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Katherine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Natalie.
  • A meaning is recorded for Natalie; Katherine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

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

Natalie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2014

    Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2014).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #269 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls