Katriona vs Mona
Katriona and Monacompared 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 1998, Katriona was ranked #498 and Mona #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Katriona was ranked #5785 and Mona #1749 among girls in England and Wales.
Katriona and Mona over time
Katriona and Mona appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Katriona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mona 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
Katriona and Mona changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 1998, ending at #498 and #498.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1965–1998
Katriona held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Mona in 3.
Highest recorded here: Katriona #297 in 1965, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Katriona #498, Mona #498.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2016
Katriona held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mona in 12.
Highest recorded here: Katriona #1666 in 1997, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Katriona #5785, Mona #1749.
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 | Katriona | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Katriona has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Katriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls