Berit vs Kari
Berit and Karicompared 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 2023, Berit was ranked #494 and Kari #175 among girls in Norway.
Berit and Kari over time
Berit and Kari appear together in 1 published list, across 72 years of shared records. Kari held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Berit in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Berit 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
Berit and Kari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 72 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #494 and #175.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Berit #6 in 1948, Kari #3 in 1946.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #7 and #4 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2023 they were #494 and #175.
List by list
Norway · Girls72 shared years, 1945–2023
Berit held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kari in 72.
Highest recorded here: Berit #6 in 1948, Kari #3 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Berit #494, Kari #175.
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 | Berit | Kari |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #494 (2023) | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Berit and Kari both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Berit
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #7 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #494 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls
Kari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #4 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls