Ann-Karin vs Sylvi
Ann-Karin and Sylvicompared 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 1987, Ann-Karin was ranked #591 and Sylvi #679 among girls in Norway.
Ann-Karin and Sylvi over time
Ann-Karin and Sylvi appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Sylvi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ann-Karin 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.
Sylvi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ann-Karin 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ann-Karin and Sylvi changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1987, ending at #591 and #679.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann-Karin and Sylvi were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1946 to 1987, ending at #591 and #679.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1946–1987
Ann-Karin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sylvi in 31.
Highest recorded here: Ann-Karin #171 in 1962, Sylvi #94 in 1946.
The order changed in 1987: Ann-Karin moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #482 and #382; by 1987 that had become #591 and #679.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Ann-Karin #591, Sylvi #679.
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 | Sylvi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #654 (1989) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann-Karin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sylvi.
- 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
Sylvi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #140 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #94 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls