Anne-Karin vs Margit
Anne-Karin and Margitcompared 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 Margit #328 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Karin and Margit over time
Anne-Karin and Margit appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Margit held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Karin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Margit 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 Margit changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1975, ending at #451 and #328.
- Longest-running competitions
Anne-Karin and Margit were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1945 to 1975, ending at #451 and #328.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1945–1975
Anne-Karin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Margit in 28.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Karin #142 in 1954, Margit #95 in 1945.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Anne-Karin #451, Margit #328.
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 | Margit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (1975) | Norway · Girls #359 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Karin has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Margit.
- 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
Margit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #95 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: #95 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #359 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls