Agata vs Karin
Agata and Karincompared 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 2021, Agata was ranked #427 and Karin #442 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Agata was ranked #1692 and Karin #3192 among girls in England and Wales.
Agata and Karin over time
Agata and Karin appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Karin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agata 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Agata and Karin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1965 to 2021, ending at #427 and #442.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Agata #896 in 2010, Karin #1993 in 2010.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1965–2021
Agata held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Karin in 40.
Highest recorded here: Agata #166 in 1985, Karin #46 in 1966.
The order changed in 2021: Agata moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #462 and #412; by 2021 that had become #427 and #442.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agata #427, Karin #442.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2000–2021
Agata held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Karin in 2.
Highest recorded here: Agata #896 in 2010, Karin #1993 in 2010.
The order changed in 2007: Agata moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #3970 and #3382; by 2007 that had become #1443 and #5201.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agata #1692, Karin #3192.
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 | Agata | Karin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #476 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agata has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Karin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Agata
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2021
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1965–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #10 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: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls