Agathe vs Kari
Agathe and Karicompared 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 2025, Agathe was ranked #454 and Kari #222 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Agathe was ranked #3541 and Kari #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Agathe and Kari over time
Agathe and Kari appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Kari held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Agathe 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.
Kari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Agathe 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
Agathe and Kari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #454 and #222.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1968–2025
Agathe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kari in 43.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #270 in 2006, Kari #17 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agathe #454, Kari #222.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2019
Agathe held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Kari in 6.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #2901 in 2018, Kari #2165 in 1998.
The order changed in 2013: Agathe moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #5876 and #4838; by 2013 that had become #3536 and #5742.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Agathe #3541, Kari #4686.
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 | Agathe | Kari |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #454 (2025) | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agathe has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kari.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Agathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #270 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #4 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls