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Cathrine vs Karoline

Cathrine and Karolinecompared 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, Cathrine was ranked #478 and Karoline #144 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2010, Cathrine was ranked #3533 and Karoline #5707 among girls in England and Wales.

Cathrine and Karoline over time

Cathrine and Karoline appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Karoline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathrine 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.

Cathrine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karoline 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1988, Karoline moved ahead of Cathrine in Norway · Girls — #28 and #48 the year before became #25 and #14.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Karoline rose about as far as Cathrine fell — from #235 and #442 in 1960 to #478 and #144 in 2020.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Cathrine and Karoline were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1960 to 2020, ending at #478 and #144.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1960–2020

    Cathrine held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Karoline in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Karoline #5 in 1993.

    The order changed in 1988: Karoline moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #28 and #48; by 1988 that had become #25 and #14.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Cathrine #478, Karoline #144.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cathrine

Pairs where Cathrine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Karoline

Pairs where Karoline shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cathrine, Karoline
FieldCathrineKaroline
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #478 (2020)Norway · Girls #223 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cathrine has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Karoline.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Cathrine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2020

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1951–2020).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2020.

    Norway · Girls

Karoline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #387 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls