Iryna vs Karoline
Iryna and Karolinecompared 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 1994, Iryna was ranked #631 and Karoline #7 among girls in Norway.
Iryna and Karoline over time
Iryna and Karoline appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Karoline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iryna 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.
Iryna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karoline 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 · Girls23 shared years, 1965–1994
Iryna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Karoline in 21.
Highest recorded here: Iryna #319 in 1969, Karoline #7 in 1990.
The order changed in 1970: Karoline moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #319 and #323; by 1970 that had become #486 and #382.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Iryna #631, Karoline #7.
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 | Iryna | Karoline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #631 (1994) | Norway · Girls #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iryna has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Karoline.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Iryna
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #423 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–1994
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls
Karoline
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #387 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls