Ann-Karin vs Frida
Ann-Karin and Fridacompared 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 1989, Ann-Karin was ranked #654 and Frida #162 among girls in Norway.
Ann-Karin and Frida over time
Ann-Karin and Frida appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Ann-Karin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Frida 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.
Ann-Karin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Frida 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1947–1989
Ann-Karin held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Frida in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ann-Karin #171 in 1962, Frida #162 in 1989.
The order changed in 1978: Frida moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #394 and #399; by 1978 that had become #545 and #236.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Ann-Karin #654, Frida #162.
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 | Ann-Karin | Frida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | FREE-dah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #654 (1989) | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Ann-Karin does not have one recorded yet.
- Ann-Karin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Frida.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Ann-Karin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ann-Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #304 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1989
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1946–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #654 among girls in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Girls
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls