Dejan vs Karsten
Dejan and Karstencompared 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 · Boys
In 1997, Dejan was ranked #560 and Karsten #272 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dejan was ranked #5119 and Karsten #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Dejan and Karsten over time
Dejan and Karsten appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Karsten held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dejan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karsten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dejan 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Dejan #284 in 1972, Karsten #208 in 1971.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1969–1997
Dejan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Karsten in 22.
Highest recorded here: Dejan #284 in 1972, Karsten #208 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Dejan #560, Karsten #272.
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 | Dejan | Karsten |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dejan and Karsten both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Dejan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #508 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1997
Highest recorded position: #284 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1969–1997).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Karsten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #129 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #110 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys