Kathy vs Petrina
Kathy and Petrinacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1990, Kathy was ranked #380 and Petrina #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Kathy was ranked #3936 and Petrina #5556 among girls in England and Wales.
Kathy and Petrina over time
Kathy and Petrina appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Kathy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Petrina 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.
Petrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kathy 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1971–1990
Kathy held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Petrina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kathy #248 in 1982, Petrina #305 in 1973.
The order changed in 1979: Kathy moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #428 and #388; by 1979 that had become #261 and #330.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Kathy #380, Petrina #517.
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 | Kathy | Petrina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #5556 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kathy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Petrina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Kathy
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #383 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2014
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1971–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls
Petrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–1990
Highest recorded position: #305 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1968–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #5556 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.
England and Wales · Girls