Kathrin vs Margrete
Kathrin and Margretecompared 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 Margrete #291 among girls in Norway.
Kathrin and Margrete over time
Kathrin and Margrete appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Margrete held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kathrin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Margrete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kathrin 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
Kathrin and Margrete changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1990, ending at #660 and #291.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1962–1990
Kathrin held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Margrete in 23.
Highest recorded here: Kathrin #285 in 1976, Margrete #170 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Kathrin #660, Margrete #291.
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 | Margrete |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5545 (2008) | Norway · Girls #523 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathrin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Margrete.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Margrete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #225 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls