Katie vs Michelle

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 2025, Katie was ranked #41 and Michelle #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Katie was ranked #47 and Michelle #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1999, Katie was ranked #50 and Michelle #81 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2000, Katie was ranked #83 and Michelle #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Katie was ranked #131 and Michelle #260 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Katie was ranked #650 and Michelle #346 among girls in England and Wales.

Katie and Michelle over time

Katie and Michelle appear together in 5 published lists, across 148 years of shared records. Katie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Michelle in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Michelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Katie 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 · Girls50 shared years, 1973–2025

  Katie held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Michelle in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Katie #2 in 2004, Michelle #2 in 1978.

  The order changed in 1994: Katie moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #15 and #14; by 1994 that had become #14 and #19.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Katie #41, Michelle #304.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Katie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Michelle in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Katie #9 in 2004, Michelle #153 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2023: Michelle moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #378 and #419; by 2023 that had become #510 and #332.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Katie #650, Michelle #346.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls25 shared years, 1976–2000

  Katie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Michelle in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Katie #23 in 1986, Michelle #2 in 1976.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2000: Katie #83, Michelle #85.

• New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1976–1999

  Katie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Michelle in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Katie #33 in 1981, Michelle #5 in 1977.

  The order changed in 1995: Katie moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #55 and #48; by 1995 that had become #55 and #58.

  Most recent shared year, 1999: Katie #50, Michelle #81.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2024

  Katie held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Michelle in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Katie #1 in 2004, Michelle #111 in 2000.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Katie #47, Michelle #407.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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