Gustav vs Karolis
Gustav and Karoliscompared 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 2013, Gustav was ranked #84 and Karolis #536 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Gustav was ranked #2259 and Karolis #4749 among boys in England and Wales.
Gustav and Karolis over time
Gustav and Karolis appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Gustav held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Karolis 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.
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
Gustav and Karolis changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2005 and 2018, ending at #2259 and #4749.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Gustav #1786 in 2015, Karolis #2027 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1978–2013
Gustav held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Karolis in 3.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #84 in 2013, Karolis #257 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Gustav #84, Karolis #536.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2005–2018
Gustav held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Karolis in 4.
Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Karolis #2027 in 2016.
The order changed in 2018: Gustav moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3478 and #2027; by 2018 that had become #2259 and #4749.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Gustav #2259, Karolis #4749.
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 | Gustav | Karolis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gustav has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Karolis.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 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: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Karolis
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1978–2013
Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1978–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys