Annabelle vs Karin
Annabelle and Karincompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Annabelle was ranked #109 and Karin #3192 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Annabelle was ranked #492 and Karin #476 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1979, Annabelle was ranked #523 and Karin #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annabelle and Karin over time
Annabelle and Karin appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Annabelle held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Annabelle and Karin changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #492 and #476.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2021
Annabelle held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Karin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabelle #53 in 2014, Karin #1557 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Annabelle #109, Karin #3192.
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2025
Annabelle held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Karin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Annabelle #213 in 2016, Karin #265 in 2023.
The order changed in 2022: Karin moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #311 and #412; by 2022 that had become #469 and #359.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annabelle #492, Karin #476.
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 | Annabelle | Karin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | Norway · Girls #476 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Karin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Annabelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2020
Highest recorded position: #29 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #492 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #10 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: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls