Kari vs Katarina
Kari and Katarinacompared 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, Kari was ranked #222 and Katarina #376 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kari was ranked #5891 and Katarina #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Kari and Katarina over time
Kari and Katarina appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kari and Katarina changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2025, ending at #222 and #376.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Katarina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1963 to 2025, ending at #222 and #376.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kari #2165 in 1998, Katarina #705 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1963–2025
Kari held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Katarina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kari #7 in 1963, Katarina #138 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kari #222, Katarina #376.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Kari held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Katarina in 19.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Katarina #705 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kari #5891, Katarina #5891.
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 Kari
Pairs where Kari shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Kari vs Gerd
In 1945 they stood at #4 and #9 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2003 they were #137 and #545.
Kari · Gerd · 52 shared years, 1945–2003 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kari vs Berit
In 1945 they stood at #4 and #7 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2023 they were #175 and #494.
Kari · Berit · 72 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
- Kari vs Randi
In 1945 they stood at #4 and #11 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #222 and #522.
Kari · Randi · 75 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Kari
Anna and Kari were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #222.
Anna · Kari · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Kari | Katarina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) | Norway · Girls #376 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kari has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Katarina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #4 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #222 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Katarina
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #376 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls