Kari vs Nina
Kari and Ninacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kari was ranked #5891 and Nina #160 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Kari was ranked #222 and Nina #195 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1989, Kari was ranked #503 and Nina #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Kari and Nina over time
Kari and Nina appear together in 2 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Nina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kari in 0.
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 Nina 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 1963, Nina moved ahead of Kari in Norway · Girls — #5 and #6 the year before became #7 and #5.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Girls, Kari and Nina averaged 55.1 places apart, ending at #222 and #195.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #195.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Kari held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nina in 63.
Highest recorded here: Kari #3 in 1946, Nina #3 in 1964.
The order changed in 1963: Nina moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #5 and #6; by 1963 that had become #7 and #5.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kari #222, Nina #195.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Kari held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nina in 20.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Nina #139 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kari #5891, Nina #160.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Kari | Nina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈnʲi.nə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Kari does not have one recorded yet.
- Kari and Nina both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nina; Kari doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Nina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 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 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls