Emanuel vs Karsten
Emanuel 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 2025, Emanuel was ranked #313 and Karsten #191 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Emanuel was ranked #737 and Karsten #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Emanuel and Karsten over time
Emanuel and Karsten appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Emanuel and Karsten changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1978 and 2025, ending at #313 and #191.
- Longest-running competitions
Emanuel and Karsten were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #313 and #191.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Emanuel #234 in 2021, Karsten #147 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1978–2025
Emanuel held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Karsten in 34.
Highest recorded here: Emanuel #234 in 2021, Karsten #147 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emanuel #313, Karsten #191.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1999–2024
Emanuel held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Karsten in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emanuel #646 in 2015, Karsten #1664 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emanuel #737, Karsten #5119.
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 | Emanuel | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #313 (2025) | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Emanuel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Karsten.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Emanuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #479 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #313 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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