Kari vs Katarzyna
Kari and Katarzynacompared 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 2003, Kari was ranked #137 and Katarzyna #459 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Kari was ranked #4686 and Katarzyna #2869 among girls in England and Wales.
Kari and Katarzyna over time
Kari and Katarzyna appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 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.
Kari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Katarzyna 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kari and Katarzyna changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2003, ending at #137 and #459.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Katarzyna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1961 to 2003, ending at #137 and #459.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1961–2003
Kari held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Katarzyna in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kari #4 in 1961, Katarzyna #69 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Kari #137, Katarzyna #459.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2019
Kari held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Katarzyna in 12.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Katarzyna #1302 in 2008.
The order changed in 2004: Katarzyna moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #3594 and #4373; by 2004 that had become #3725 and #2802.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Kari #4686, Katarzyna #2869.
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 | Katarzyna |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4634 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kari has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Katarzyna.
- 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
Katarzyna
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #447 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2003
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1961–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls