Kari vs Magdalena
Kari and Magdalenacompared 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 2023, Kari was ranked #175 and Magdalena #474 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kari was ranked #5891 and Magdalena #1603 among girls in England and Wales.
Kari and Magdalena over time
Kari and Magdalena appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 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.
Kari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Magdalena 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 Magdalena changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2023, ending at #175 and #474.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Magdalena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1952 to 2023, ending at #175 and #474.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1952–2023
Kari held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Magdalena in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kari #3 in 1952, Magdalena #71 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kari #175, Magdalena #474.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Kari held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Magdalena in 18.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Magdalena #712 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kari #5891, Magdalena #1603.
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 | Magdalena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| 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 Magdalena.
- 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
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls