Harriet vs Kerstin
Harriet and Kerstincompared 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 2005, Harriet was ranked #73 and Kerstin #4798 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1987, Harriet was ranked #656 and Kerstin #661 among girls in Norway.
Harriet and Kerstin over time
Harriet and Kerstin appear together in 1 published list, across 34 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.
Harriet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kerstin 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
Harriet and Kerstin changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1987, ending at #656 and #661.
- Longest-running competitions
Harriet and Kerstin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #656 and #661.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1945–1987
Harriet held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kerstin in 17.
Highest recorded here: Harriet #173 in 1949, Kerstin #198 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Harriet #656, Kerstin #661.
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 | Harriet | Kerstin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #59 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4798 (2005) |
| 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
- Harriet and Kerstin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Harriet
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #213 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #59 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kerstin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #247 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005.
England and Wales · Girls