Kaja vs Tove
Kaja and Tovecompared 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, Kaja was ranked #57 and Tove #489 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kaja was ranked #1449 and Tove #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Kaja and Tove over time
Kaja and Tove appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Kaja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tove in 0.
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.
Tove reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaja 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 1984, Kaja moved ahead of Tove in Norway · Girls — #163 and #121 the year before became #121 and #134.
- Longest-running competitions
Kaja and Tove were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #57 and #489.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kaja #657 in 2018, Tove #2674 in 2018.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1946–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tove in 26.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #41 in 2006, Tove #7 in 1960.
The order changed in 1984: Kaja moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #163 and #121; by 1984 that had become #121 and #134.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #57, Tove #489.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2024
Kaja held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Tove in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #657 in 2018, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order changed in 2008: Kaja moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #3998 and #3998; by 2008 that had become #1447 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kaja #1449, Tove #4843.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Tove
Pairs where Tove shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tove vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #9.
Tove · Astrid · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ingrid vs Tove
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #19 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #489.
Ingrid · Tove · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #28.
Tove · Solveig · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Kaja | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #57 (2025) | Norway · Girls #489 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kaja and Tove both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kaja
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #489 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls