Caroline vs Iseult
Caroline and Iseultcompared 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 2024, Caroline was ranked #504 and Iseult #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Caroline was ranked #1081 and Iseult #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Caroline and Iseult over time
Caroline and Iseult appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Caroline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iseult in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Caroline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iseult 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
Caroline and Iseult changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2024, ending at #504 and #631.
- Longest-running competitions
Caroline and Iseult were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 47 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #504 and #631.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1965–2024
Caroline held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Iseult in 6.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #5 in 1973, Iseult #316 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caroline #504, Iseult #631.
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 | Caroline | Iseult |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caroline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Iseult.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Caroline
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #392 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Iseult
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2024
Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1965–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls