Amanda vs Karine
Amanda and Karinecompared 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 2018, Amanda was ranked #30 and Karine #460 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Amanda was ranked #440 and Karine #5545 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Karine over time
Amanda and Karine appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karine 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.
Karine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amanda 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 1988, Amanda moved ahead of Karine in Norway · Girls — #292 and #217 the year before became #173 and #249.
- Mirrored each other
Over 42 shared years in Norway · Girls, Amanda rose about as far as Karine fell — from #556 and #293 in 1971 to #30 and #460 in 2018.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Karine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1971 to 2018, ending at #30 and #460.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1971–2018
Amanda held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Karine in 13.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #26 in 2016, Karine #186 in 1980.
The order changed in 1988: Amanda moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #292 and #217; by 1988 that had become #173 and #249.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Amanda #30, Karine #460.
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 | Amanda | Karine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda and Karine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Karine
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls