Carina vs Else
Carina and Elsecompared 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 2020, Carina was ranked #477 and Else #244 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Carina was ranked #1120 and Else #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Carina and Else over time
Carina and Else appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Carina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Else in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Else reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carina 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
Carina and Else changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2020, ending at #477 and #244.
- Longest-running competitions
Carina and Else were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1958 to 2020, ending at #477 and #244.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1958–2020
Carina held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Else in 27.
Highest recorded here: Carina #60 in 1983, Else #57 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Carina #477, Else #244.
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 | Carina | Else |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | Norway · Girls #191 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Else.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Carina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #295 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2020
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1958–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Else
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #15 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: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls