Hong vs Karine
Hong and Karinecompared 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 1993, Hong was ranked #636 and Karine #261 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Hong was ranked #5545 and Karine #5545 among girls in England and Wales.
Hong and Karine over time
Hong and Karine appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Karine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hong 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.
Hong reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karine 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1958–1993
Hong held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Karine in 23.
Highest recorded here: Hong #360 in 1959, Karine #186 in 1980.
The order changed in 1962: Karine moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #360 and #362; by 1962 that had become #407 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Hong #636, Karine #261.
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 | Hong | Karine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3315 (2013) | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hong has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Karine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hong
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #412 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1993
Highest recorded position: #360 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1952–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #3315 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Boys
Karine
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls