Kathrin vs Linnea
Kathrin and Linneacompared 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 1990, Kathrin was ranked #660 and Linnea #269 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Kathrin was ranked #5545 and Linnea #3397 among girls in England and Wales.
Kathrin and Linnea over time
Kathrin and Linnea appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Linnea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathrin 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.
Kathrin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Linnea 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls9 shared years, 1980–1990
Kathrin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Linnea in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kathrin #371 in 1980, Linnea #269 in 1990.
The order changed in 1986: Linnea moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #424 and #426; by 1986 that had become #656 and #319.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Kathrin #660, Linnea #269.
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 | Kathrin | Linnea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5545 (2008) | Norway · Girls #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathrin and Linnea both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kathrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #508 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–1990
Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1962–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #660 among girls in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Girls
Linnea
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls