Barbro vs Kerstin
Barbro and Kerstincompared 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 1993, Barbro was ranked #622 and Kerstin #646 among girls in Norway.
Barbro and Kerstin over time
Barbro and Kerstin appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Barbro held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kerstin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kerstin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Barbro 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Barbro and Kerstin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1945 to 1993, ending at #622 and #646.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1945–1993
Barbro held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Kerstin in 2.
Highest recorded here: Barbro #117 in 1967, Kerstin #198 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Barbro #622, Kerstin #646.
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 | Barbro | Kerstin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #544 (1999) | England and Wales · Girls #4798 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbro and Kerstin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Barbro
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #230 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #117 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls
Kerstin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005.
England and Wales · Girls