Fadumo vs Karoline
Fadumo 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 2004, Fadumo was ranked #520 and Karoline #37 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Fadumo was ranked #4049 and Karoline #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Fadumo and Karoline over time
Fadumo and Karoline appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Karoline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fadumo 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.
Fadumo 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
Fadumo and Karoline changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2004, ending at #520 and #37.
- Longest-running competitions
Fadumo and Karoline were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1960 to 2004, ending at #520 and #37.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1960–2004
Fadumo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Karoline in 34.
Highest recorded here: Fadumo #248 in 1970, Karoline #5 in 1993.
The order changed in 1971: Karoline moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #248 and #382; by 1971 that had become #518 and #336.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Fadumo #520, Karoline #37.
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 | Fadumo | Karoline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) | Norway · Girls #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fadumo has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Karoline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fadumo
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2004
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1952–2004).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
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 #223 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls