Kathinka vs Torill
Kathinka and Torillcompared 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 2004, Kathinka was ranked #580 and Torill #599 among girls in Norway.
Kathinka and Torill over time
Kathinka and Torill appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Torill held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathinka 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.
Torill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kathinka 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
Kathinka and Torill changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 2004, ending at #580 and #599.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1970–2004
Kathinka held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Torill in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kathinka #350 in 1992, Torill #71 in 1970.
The order changed in 1999: Kathinka moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #583 and #504; by 1999 that had become #403 and #591.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Kathinka #580, Torill #599.
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 | Kathinka | Torill |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #604 (2009) | Norway · Girls #599 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathinka has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Torill.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kathinka
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #492 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2009
Highest recorded position: #311 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1970–2009).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #604 among girls in Norway, in 2009.
Norway · Girls
Torill
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #39 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Girls