Carmen vs Pauline
Carmen and Paulinecompared 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, Carmen was ranked #326 and Pauline #395 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Carmen was ranked #734 and Pauline #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Carmen was ranked #792 and Pauline #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmen and Pauline over time
Carmen and Pauline appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Carmen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauline in 1.
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.
Pauline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Carmen 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
Carmen and Pauline changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 2023, ending at #326 and #395.
- Longest-running competitions
Carmen and Pauline were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1958 to 2023, ending at #326 and #395.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carmen #327 in 1964, Pauline #12 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1958–2023
Carmen held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Pauline in 9.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #137 in 2006, Pauline #242 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Carmen #326, Pauline #395.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Carmen held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Pauline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #318 in 2004, Pauline #1076 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carmen #792, Pauline #4201.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1964–2018
Carmen held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Pauline in 12.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #327 in 1964, Pauline #12 in 1964.
The order changed in 2016: Carmen moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #798 and #695; by 2016 that had become #390 and #868.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Carmen #734, Pauline #896.
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 | Carmen | Pauline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #352 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carmen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pauline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Carmen
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #419 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1974
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Pauline
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls