Katrina vs Rianna
Katrina and Riannacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Katrina was ranked #301 and Rianna #223 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Katrina was ranked #798 and Rianna #798 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Katrina was ranked #4192 and Rianna #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Katrina and Rianna over time
Katrina and Rianna appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Katrina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rianna 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Katrina #177 in 1996, Rianna #367 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Katrina held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rianna in 4.
Highest recorded here: Katrina #177 in 1996, Rianna #367 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Rianna moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #4056; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #2771.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katrina #4192, Rianna #2771.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2001–2011
Katrina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rianna in 3.
Highest recorded here: Katrina #461 in 2005, Rianna #325 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Katrina #798, Rianna #798.
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 | Katrina | Rianna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katrina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rianna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Katrina
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1990
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1965–1990).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rianna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #372 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2007
Highest recorded position: #223 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2004–2007).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls