Josefine vs Keara
Josefine and Kearacompared 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 2016, Josefine was ranked #4096 and Keara #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Josefine and Keara over time
Josefine and Keara appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Keara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Josefine 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.
Josefine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Keara 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
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2016
Josefine held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Keara in 7.
Highest recorded here: Josefine #3225 in 1999, Keara #1472 in 2003.
The order changed in 2016: Josefine moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #5876 and #3285; by 2016 that had become #4096 and #5785.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Josefine #4096, Keara #5785.
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 | Josefine | Keara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josefine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Keara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Keara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #455 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2000
Highest recorded position: #362 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1975–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls