Katrina vs Samira

Katrina and Samiracompared 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 2016, Katrina was ranked #526 and Samira #567 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Katrina was ranked #898 and Samira #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Katrina was ranked #4192 and Samira #1230 among girls in England and Wales.

Katrina and Samira over time

Katrina and Samira appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Samira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Katrina in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 3 of those lists, and Samira 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
Katrina and Samira changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #1230.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Katrina held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Samira in 18.
Highest recorded here: Katrina #177 in 1996, Samira #410 in 2004.
The order changed in 2016: Samira moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #891 and #984; by 2016 that had become #1525 and #782.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katrina #4192, Samira #1230.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1978–2016
Katrina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Samira in 23.
Highest recorded here: Katrina #405 in 2005, Samira #258 in 2009.
The order changed in 2016: Katrina moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #563 and #539; by 2016 that had become #526 and #567.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Katrina #526, Samira #567.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2005–2024
Katrina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Samira in 1.
Highest recorded here: Katrina #461 in 2005, Samira #515 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Katrina #898, Samira #898.

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 Katrina

Pairs where Katrina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Sarah vs Katrina
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Sarah #1 in 1974, Katrina #16 in 1975.
Sarah · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1975 New Zealand ranking
Vanessa vs Katrina
Across 24 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Vanessa and Katrina averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #76 and #81.
Vanessa · Katrina · 24 shared years, 1967–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Louise vs Katrina
Across 26 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Louise and Katrina averaged 12.4 places apart, ending at #77 and #81.
Louise · Katrina · 26 shared years, 1965–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking
Katrina vs Rachael
Across 22 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Katrina and Rachael averaged 13.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #60.
Katrina · Rachael · 22 shared years, 1969–1990 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1990 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Katrina, Samira
Field	Katrina	Samira
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)	Norway · Girls #451 (2025)
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 and Samira both have 3 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Samira

Popularity journey

First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls