Henri vs Karim
Henri and Karimcompared 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 2025, Henri was ranked #353 and Karim #357 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henri was ranked #924 and Karim #519 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Henri was ranked #713 and Karim #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Henri and Karim over time
Henri and Karim appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Henri held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Henri 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
Henri and Karim changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #924 and #519.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Henri held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Karim in 12.
Highest recorded here: Henri #475 in 2013, Karim #480 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henri #924, Karim #519.
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 | Henri | Karim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #353 (2025) | Norway · Boys #357 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Henri and Karim both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Henri
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #924 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Karim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #401 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys