Katherine vs Rabia
Katherine and Rabiacompared 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 2003, Katherine was ranked #150 and Rabia #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1997, Katherine was ranked #614 and Rabia #402 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Katherine was ranked #594 and Rabia #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Katherine and Rabia over time
Katherine and Rabia appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rabia in 0.
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.
Katherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rabia 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Katherine #48 in 1996, Rabia #597 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Katherine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Rabia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Katherine #48 in 1996, Rabia #597 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katherine #594, Rabia #1743.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1979–1997
Katherine held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rabia in 7.
Highest recorded here: Katherine #323 in 1983, Rabia #326 in 1983.
The order changed in 1988: Rabia moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #444 and #487; by 1988 that had become #573 and #537.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Katherine #614, Rabia #402.
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 | Rabia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1743 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katherine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Rabia.
- 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
Rabia
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2014
Highest recorded position: #326 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1970–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1743 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls