Kato vs Sondre
Kato and Sondrecompared 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 · Boys
In 2006, Kato was ranked #504 and Sondre #20 among boys in Norway.
Kato and Sondre over time
Kato and Sondre appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Sondre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kato 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.
Kato reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sondre 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1966–2006
Kato held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sondre in 17.
Highest recorded here: Kato #371 in 1967, Sondre #16 in 1998.
The order changed in 1971: Sondre moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #425 and #510; by 1971 that had become #449 and #220.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Kato #504, Sondre #20.
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.
Where to go next
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.
Other comparisons involving Sondre
Pairs where Sondre shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Christian vs Sondre
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sondre rose about as far as Christian fell — from #79 and #512 in 1966 to #131 and #140 in 2025.
Christian · Sondre · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Finn vs Sondre
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sondre rose about as far as Finn fell — from #73 and #512 in 1966 to #153 and #140 in 2025.
Finn · Sondre · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sondre vs Nils
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sondre rose about as far as Nils fell — from #512 and #36 in 1966 to #140 and #61 in 2025.
Sondre · Nils · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Peter vs Sondre
Over 59 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sondre rose about as far as Peter fell — from #113 and #512 in 1966 to #174 and #140 in 2025.
Peter · Sondre · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Kato | Sondre |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Norway · Boys #140 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kato and Sondre both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kato
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #371 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2006
Highest recorded position: #282 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1947–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Sondre
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #512 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #140 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys