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Julie vs Kristin

Julie and Kristincompared 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, Julie was ranked #60 and Kristin #251 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2007, Julie was ranked #170 and Kristin #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2001, Julie was ranked #230 and Kristin #343 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Julie was ranked #2063 and Kristin #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

Julie and Kristin over time

Julie and Kristin appear together in 2 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 1990, Julie moved ahead of Kristin in Norway · Girls — #42 and #36 the year before became #23 and #32.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Julie rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #305 and #130 in 1945 to #60 and #251 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Julie and Kristin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 74 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #60 and #251.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Julie #436 in 1996, Kristin #1122 in 1998.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls74 shared years, 19452025

    Julie held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Kristin in 38.

    Highest recorded here: Julie #1 in 2001, Kristin #5 in 1977.

    The order changed in 1990: Julie moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #42 and #36; by 1990 that had become #23 and #32.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Julie #60, Kristin #251.

  • England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 19962023

    Julie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Kristin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Julie #436 in 1996, Kristin #1122 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Julie #2063, Kristin #5687.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Julie, Kristin
FieldJulieKristin
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #60 (2025)Norway · Girls #251 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Julie and Kristin both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Julie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #305 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kristin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #130 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #251 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls