Kathrine vs Tea
Kathrine and Teacompared 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 2019, Kathrine was ranked #449 and Tea #458 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Kathrine was ranked #4003 and Tea #4003 among girls in England and Wales.
Kathrine and Tea over time
Kathrine and Tea appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kathrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tea 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
Kathrine and Tea changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2019, ending at #449 and #458.
- Longest-running competitions
Kathrine and Tea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1976 to 2019, ending at #449 and #458.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1976–2019
Kathrine held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Tea in 10.
Highest recorded here: Kathrine #51 in 1980, Tea #199 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Kathrine #449, Tea #458.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2014
Kathrine held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tea in 11.
Highest recorded here: Kathrine #1112 in 1996, Tea #779 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Kathrine #4003, Tea #4003.
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 | Kathrine | Tea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #450 (2020) | Norway · Girls #440 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Tea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kathrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #428 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–2020
Highest recorded position: #51 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1954–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls
Tea
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #530 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #199 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1976–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #440 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls