Gun vs Karina
Gun and Karinacompared 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 1975, Gun was ranked #366 and Karina #127 among girls in Norway.
Gun and Karina over time
Gun and Karina appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Karina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gun 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.
Gun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karina 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1963, Karina moved ahead of Gun in Norway · Girls — #196 and #198 the year before became #286 and #192.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gun and Karina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1975, ending at #366 and #127.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1946–1975
Gun held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Karina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Gun #196 in 1962, Karina #127 in 1975.
The order changed in 1963: Karina moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #196 and #198; by 1963 that had become #286 and #192.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Gun #366, Karina #127.
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 | Gun | Karina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #366 (1975) | Norway · Girls #344 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gun has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Karina.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #285 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1975
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–1975).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1975
Most recently recorded at #366 among girls in Norway, in 1975.
Norway · Girls
Karina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #354 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1984–1987
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1984–1987).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls