Angela vs Karyn
Angela and Karyncompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1971, Angela was ranked #8 and Karyn #97 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Angela was ranked #430 and Karyn #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Angela was ranked #469 and Karyn #4294 among girls in England and Wales.
Angela and Karyn over time
Angela and Karyn appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karyn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Angela #36 in 1969, Karyn #393 in 1969.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1969–2008
Angela held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Karyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #36 in 1969, Karyn #393 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Angela #430, Karyn #862.
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 | Angela | Karyn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #862 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Karyn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Karyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #84 among girls in New Zealand in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1971
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1966–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Girls