Beata vs Kari-Anne
Beata and Kari-Annecompared 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 1995, Beata was ranked #616 and Kari-Anne #541 among girls in Norway.
Beata and Kari-Anne over time
Beata and Kari-Anne appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Beata held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kari-Anne 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.
Beata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kari-Anne 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
Beata and Kari-Anne changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 1995, ending at #616 and #541.
- Longest-running competitions
Beata and Kari-Anne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1961 to 1995, ending at #616 and #541.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1961–1995
Beata held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Kari-Anne in 3.
Highest recorded here: Beata #141 in 1966, Kari-Anne #140 in 1970.
The order changed in 1995: Kari-Anne moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #345 and #659; by 1995 that had become #616 and #541.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Beata #616, Kari-Anne #541.
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 | Beata | Kari-Anne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | Norway · Girls #541 (1995) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beata has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Kari-Anne.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Kari-Anne
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #376 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1995
Highest recorded position: #140 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1946–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #541 among girls in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Girls