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Karen vs Vicki

Karen and Vickicompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1975, Karen was ranked #9 and Vicki #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1976, Karen was ranked #16 and Vicki #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Karen was ranked #174 and Vicki #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Karen was ranked #1525 and Vicki #5876 among girls in England and Wales.

Karen and Vicki over time

Karen and Vicki appear together in 4 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Karen held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Vicki in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Karen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Vicki in 1. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 24 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Karen and Vicki averaged 32.6 places apart, ending at #9 and #97.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Karen #417 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

List by list

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls24 shared years, 1952–1975

    Karen held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Vicki in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Karen #1 in 1963, Vicki #12 in 1956.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1975: Karen #9, Vicki #97.

  • New Zealand · Girls23 shared years, 1954–1976

    Karen held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Karen #1 in 1957, Vicki #30 in 1959.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1976: Karen #16, Vicki #87.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1973–2004

    Karen held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Karen #5 in 1977, Vicki #287 in 1987.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Karen #174, Vicki #677.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012

    Karen held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Vicki in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Karen #417 in 1996, Vicki #848 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Karen #1525, Vicki #5876.

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 Karen

Pairs where Karen shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Vicki

Pairs where Vicki shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Karen, Vicki
FieldKarenVicki
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #442 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Karen and Vicki both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Karen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #70 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 recorded1952–1986

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1963 (recorded 1952–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #442 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Vicki

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1975

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Girls