Carina vs Isma
Carina and Ismacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carina was ranked #2771 and Isma #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Carina and Isma over time
Carina and Isma appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Carina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Isma 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.
Carina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isma 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 Isma changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2771 and #1819.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carina held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Isma in 9.
Highest recorded here: Carina #737 in 1998, Isma #965 in 2003.
The order changed in 2024: Isma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1410 and #2927; by 2024 that had become #2771 and #1819.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carina #2771, Isma #1819.
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 | Isma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Isma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Isma
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #965 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls