Katrin vs May-Britt
Katrin and May-Brittcompared 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 1991, Katrin was ranked #386 and May-Britt #518 among girls in Norway.
Katrin and May-Britt over time
Katrin and May-Britt appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. May-Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katrin 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.
May-Britt 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 May-Britt changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 1991, ending at #386 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Katrin and May-Britt were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1957 to 1991, ending at #386 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1957–1991
Katrin held the stronger position in 9 of those years, May-Britt in 23.
Highest recorded here: Katrin #182 in 1968, May-Britt #109 in 1961.
The order changed in 1989: Katrin moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #493 and #403; by 1989 that had become #396 and #584.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Katrin #386, May-Britt #518.
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 | May-Britt |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) | Norway · Girls #518 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katrin and May-Britt both have 2 syllables.
- 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
May-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Girls