Katrine vs Maya
Katrine and Mayacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Katrine was ranked #5201 and Maya #78 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2020, Katrine was ranked #382 and Maya #99 among girls in Norway.
Katrine and Maya over time
Katrine and Maya appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Katrine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maya 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.
Katrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maya 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2003, Maya moved ahead of Katrine in Norway · Girls — #112 and #153 the year before became #144 and #120.
- Mirrored each other
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maya rose about as far as Katrine fell — from #225 and #497 in 1961 to #382 and #99 in 2020.
- Longest-running competitions
Katrine and Maya were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1961 to 2020, ending at #382 and #99.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1961–2020
Katrine held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Maya in 16.
Highest recorded here: Katrine #40 in 1992, Maya #66 in 2016.
The order changed in 2003: Maya moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #112 and #153; by 2003 that had become #144 and #120.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Katrine #382, Maya #99.
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 | Katrine | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #382 (2020) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katrine has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Katrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #398 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #382 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls