Inga vs Karin
Inga and Karincompared 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 2025, Inga was ranked #210 and Karin #476 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Inga was ranked #4634 and Karin #3192 among girls in England and Wales.
Inga and Karin over time
Inga and Karin appear together in 2 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Karin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Inga 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 1995, Inga moved ahead of Karin in Norway · Girls — #204 and #186 the year before became #158 and #227.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Inga and Karin changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2021, ending at #4634 and #3192.
- Longest-running competitions
Inga and Karin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #210 and #476.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Inga held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Karin in 41.
Highest recorded here: Inga #117 in 1980, Karin #10 in 1945.
The order changed in 1995: Inga moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #204 and #186; by 1995 that had become #158 and #227.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Inga #210, Karin #476.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2000–2021
Inga held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Karin in 6.
Highest recorded here: Inga #1961 in 2015, Karin #1728 in 2001.
The order changed in 2021: Karin moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #4535; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #3192.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Inga #4634, Karin #3192.
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 | Inga | Karin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #210 (2025) | Norway · Girls #476 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Inga and Karin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Inga
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #144 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #210 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Karin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #10 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls