Barbara vs Karine
Barbara and Karinecompared 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 2015, Barbara was ranked #543 and Karine #463 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Barbara was ranked #1176 and Karine #5545 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Karine over time
Barbara and Karine appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karine 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.
Karine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Barbara 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
Barbara and Karine changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2015, ending at #543 and #463.
- Longest-running competitions
Barbara and Karine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1958 to 2015, ending at #543 and #463.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1958–2015
Barbara held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Karine in 19.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1983, Karine #186 in 1980.
The order changed in 1987: Karine moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #207 and #224; by 1987 that had become #247 and #217.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Barbara #543, Karine #463.
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 | Barbara | Karine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara and Karine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Karine
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls