Kari vs Tyra
Kari and Tyracompared 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 Tyra #258 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kari was ranked #5891 and Tyra #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Kari and Tyra over time
Kari and Tyra appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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 Tyra 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 Tyra changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1993 and 2025, ending at #222 and #258.
- Mirrored each other
Over 32 shared years in Norway · Girls, Tyra rose about as far as Kari fell — from #126 and #606 in 1993 to #222 and #258 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Tyra were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #222 and #258.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1993–2025
Kari held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tyra in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kari #124 in 1995, Tyra #176 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kari #222, Tyra #258.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Kari held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tyra in 20.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2165 in 1998, Tyra #415 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kari #5891, Tyra #3318.
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 | Tyra |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #222 (2025) | Norway · Girls #258 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kari and Tyra both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Tyra
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #176 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #258 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls