Kari vs Tora

Kari and Toracompared 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 Tora #186 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Kari was ranked #5669 and Tora #3148 among girls in England and Wales.

Kari and Tora over time

Kari and Tora appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Kari held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tora in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 1 of those lists, and Tora 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 2024, Tora moved ahead of Kari in Norway · Girls — #175 and #187 the year before became #280 and #183.
Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kari and Tora changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #222 and #186.
Longest-running competitions
Kari and Tora were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 75 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #186.

List by list

Norway · Girls75 shared years, 1945–2025
Kari held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Tora in 21.
Highest recorded here: Kari #3 in 1946, Tora #126 in 2007.
The order changed in 2024: Tora moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #175 and #187; by 2024 that had become #280 and #183.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kari #222, Tora #186.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2022
Kari held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tora in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Tora #2701 in 1998.
The order changed in 2012: Tora moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3667 and #5201; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #4838.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kari #5669, Tora #3148.

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
See the 2003 Norway ranking
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
See the 2023 Norway ranking
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
See the 2025 Norway ranking
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
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kari, Tora
Field	Kari	Tora
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	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #222 (2025)	Norway · Girls #186 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kari and Tora both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Tora

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #220 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: #126 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls