Elin vs Kari
Elin and Karicompared 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 2025, Elin was ranked #263 and Kari #222 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elin was ranked #722 and Kari #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Elin and Kari over time
Elin and Kari appear together in 2 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Elin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kari in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elin 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
Elin and Kari changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #263 and #222.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elin and Kari averaged 32.1 places apart, ending at #263 and #222.
- Longest-running competitions
Elin and Kari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #263 and #222.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elin #349 in 1999, Kari #2165 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Elin held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Kari in 31.
Highest recorded here: Elin #4 in 1974, Kari #3 in 1946.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elin #263, Kari #222.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Elin held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kari in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elin #349 in 1999, Kari #2165 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elin #722, Kari #5891.
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 | Elin | Kari |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #263 (2025) | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elin and Kari both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #263 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #4 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls