Beverley vs Karan
Beverley and Karancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1982, Beverley was ranked #523 and Karan #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Beverley was ranked #3533 and Karan #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Beverley and Karan over time
Beverley and Karan appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Karan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beverley in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Beverley and Karan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1982, ending at #523 and #467.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Beverley #253 in 1967, Karan #246 in 1967.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1966–1982
Beverley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Karan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Beverley #253 in 1967, Karan #246 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Beverley #523, Karan #467.
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 | Beverley | Karan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) | England and Wales · Boys #1322 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beverley has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Karan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Beverley
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1963
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1963).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls
Karan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1982
Highest recorded position: #246 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1982).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys