Katrin vs Rita
Katrin and Ritacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1996, Katrin was ranked #534 and Rita #295 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2007, Katrin was ranked #565 and Rita #434 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Katrin was ranked #4056 and Rita #851 among girls in England and Wales.
Katrin and Rita over time
Katrin and Rita appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Rita held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Katrin and Rita were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1957 to 2007, ending at #565 and #434.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1957–2007
Katrin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rita in 42.
Highest recorded here: Katrin #182 in 1968, Rita #25 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Katrin #565, Rita #434.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2023
Katrin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rita in 22.
Highest recorded here: Katrin #1522 in 1996, Rita #573 in 2016.
The order changed in 1997: Rita moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1522 and #1755; by 1997 that had become #3824 and #1287.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Katrin #4056, Rita #851.
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 | Rita |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katrin and Rita both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Rita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls