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Katherine vs Tania

Katherine and Taniacompared 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 1981, Katherine was ranked #33 and Tania #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1991, Katherine was ranked #64 and Tania #100 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Katherine was ranked #174 and Tania #419 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Katherine was ranked #319 and Tania #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Katherine was ranked #594 and Tania #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Katherine and Tania over time

Katherine and Tania appear together in 4 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Katherine held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tania in 1.

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.

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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Katherine moved into the top 50 at #37 in 1985 as Tania fell out of it to #53, having been #29 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1985, Katherine moved ahead of Tania in New Zealand · Girls — #32 and #29 the year before became #37 and #53.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Katherine and Tania averaged 37.7 places apart, ending at #64 and #100.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Katherine #48 in 1996, Tania #460 in 1997.

List by list

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

    Katherine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tania in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #48 in 1996, Tania #460 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Katherine #594, Tania #2000.

  • New Zealand · Girls29 shared years, 1962–1991

    Katherine held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tania in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #32 in 1984, Tania #4 in 1968.

    The order changed in 1985: Katherine moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #32 and #29; by 1985 that had become #37 and #53.

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Katherine #64, Tania #100.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1966–2010

    Katherine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tania in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #78 in 1966, Tania #245 in 1969.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Katherine #319, Tania #910.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 1962–1981

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

    Highest recorded here: Katherine #27 in 1980, Tania #41 in 1966.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Katherine #33, Tania #95.

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 Tania

Pairs where Tania 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

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 1990s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1990 and 1999.

The 1990s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Katherine, Tania
FieldKatherineTania
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, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Katherine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Tania.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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

Tania

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1962–1991

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1962–1991).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls