Katrin vs Liss
Katrin and Lisscompared 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 1995, Katrin was ranked #542 and Liss #642 among girls in Norway.
Katrin and Liss over time
Katrin and Liss appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Katrin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Liss 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.
Liss reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katrin 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
Katrin and Liss changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 1995, ending at #542 and #642.
- Longest-running competitions
Katrin and Liss were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1957 to 1995, ending at #542 and #642.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1957–1995
Katrin held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Liss in 13.
Highest recorded here: Katrin #182 in 1968, Liss #131 in 1961.
The order changed in 1992: Katrin moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #396 and #377; by 1992 that had become #411 and #611.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Katrin #542, Liss #642.
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 | Katrin | Liss |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) | Norway · Girls #642 (1995) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katrin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Liss.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Katrin
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #346 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2007
Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1957–2007).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Liss
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #286 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #642 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls