Katja vs Lidia
Katja and Lidiacompared 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 2017, Katja was ranked #496 and Lidia #500 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Katja was ranked #5785 and Lidia #1172 among girls in England and Wales.
Katja and Lidia over time
Katja and Lidia appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 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.
Katja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lidia 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
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1967–2017
Katja held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Lidia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Katja #229 in 1975, Lidia #304 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Katja #496, Lidia #500.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2016
Katja held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lidia in 15.
Highest recorded here: Katja #1666 in 1997, Lidia #1102 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Katja #5785, Lidia #1172.
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 | Katja | Lidia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #496 (2017) | England and Wales · Girls #1603 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katja and Lidia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Katja
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2017
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1967–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #496 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls
Lidia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #403 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2023
Highest recorded position: #304 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1953–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls