Katinka vs Simona
Katinka and Simonacompared 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 2016, Katinka was ranked #559 and Simona #495 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Katinka was ranked #5785 and Simona #938 among girls in England and Wales.
Katinka and Simona over time
Katinka and Simona appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Simona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katinka 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.
Simona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katinka 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
Katinka and Simona changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 2016, ending at #559 and #495.
- Longest-running competitions
Katinka and Simona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1971 to 2016, ending at #559 and #495.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1971–2016
Katinka held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Simona in 19.
Highest recorded here: Katinka #244 in 1992, Simona #191 in 1987.
The order changed in 2010: Simona moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #523 and #619; by 2010 that had become #526 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Katinka #559, Simona #495.
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 | Katinka | Simona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #559 (2016) | Norway · Girls #513 (2024) |
| 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
- Katinka and Simona both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Katinka
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls
Simona
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #522 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1969–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls