Anne-Karin vs Ester
Anne-Karin and Estercompared 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 1975, Anne-Karin was ranked #451 and Ester #545 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Karin and Ester over time
Anne-Karin and Ester appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-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.
Ester reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anne-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
Anne-Karin and Ester changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1975, ending at #451 and #545.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in Norway · Girls, Anne-Karin and Ester averaged 59.3 places apart, ending at #451 and #545.
- Longest-running competitions
Anne-Karin and Ester were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1945 to 1975, ending at #451 and #545.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1945–1975
Anne-Karin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ester in 24.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Karin #142 in 1954, Ester #134 in 1947.
The order changed in 1975: Anne-Karin moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #521 and #368; by 1975 that had become #451 and #545.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Anne-Karin #451, Ester #545.
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 | Anne-Karin | Ester |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (1975) | Norway · Girls #209 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Karin has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ester.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #166 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1975
Highest recorded position: #142 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1975).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1975
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 1975.
Norway · Girls
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls