Galina vs Klara
Galina and Klaracompared 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 2023, Galina was ranked #5687 and Klara #455 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1988, Galina was ranked #667 and Klara #673 among girls in Norway.
Galina and Klara over time
Galina and Klara appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Klara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Galina 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.
Klara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Galina 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
Galina and Klara changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1988, ending at #667 and #673.
- Longest-running competitions
Galina and Klara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1945 to 1988, ending at #667 and #673.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1945–1988
Galina held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Klara in 25.
Highest recorded here: Galina #241 in 1954, Klara #142 in 1945.
The order changed in 1986: Galina moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #637 and #597; by 1986 that had become #603 and #613.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Galina #667, Klara #673.
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 | Galina | Klara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | Norway · Girls #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Galina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Klara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Galina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #325 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1988
Highest recorded position: #241 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1988).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Klara
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #142 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: #54 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls