Charlotte vs Karoline
Charlotte 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Charlotte was ranked #25 and Karoline #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Charlotte was ranked #162 and Karoline #223 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1980, Charlotte was ranked #186 and Karoline #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Charlotte and Karoline over time
Charlotte and Karoline appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Charlotte held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karoline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charlotte 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Charlotte and Karoline changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2025, ending at #162 and #223.
- Longest-running competitions
Charlotte and Karoline were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #162 and #223.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1949–2025
Charlotte held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Karoline in 31.
Highest recorded here: Charlotte #12 in 1990, Karoline #5 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlotte #162, Karoline #223.
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 | Charlotte | Karoline |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Free man (feminine form of Charles). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | French, feminine of Charles | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɑɹlət/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Lottie, Charlie, Carlotta | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Charlotte has a recorded origin (French, feminine of Charles); Karoline does not have one recorded yet.
- Charlotte has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Karoline.
- A meaning is recorded for Charlotte; Karoline doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Charlotte a "high" Data Confidence level and Karoline a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Charlotte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2012 (recorded 1989–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Karoline
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls