Bjarne vs Karolis
Bjarne and Karoliscompared 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 · Boys
In 2009, Bjarne was ranked #395 and Karolis #457 among boys in Norway.
Bjarne and Karolis over time
Bjarne and Karolis appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Bjarne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karolis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bjarne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karolis 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
Bjarne and Karolis changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1978 and 2009, ending at #395 and #457.
List by list
Norway · Boys18 shared years, 1978–2009
Bjarne held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Karolis in 4.
Highest recorded here: Bjarne #167 in 1981, Karolis #257 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Bjarne #395, Karolis #457.
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 | Bjarne | Karolis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #335 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bjarne has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Karolis.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Bjarne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #45 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #335 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Karolis
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1978–2013
Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1978–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys