Kari vs Vida
Kari and Vidacompared 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 Vida #388 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kari was ranked #5891 and Vida #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Kari and Vida over time
Kari and Vida appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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 Vida 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kari and Vida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #222 and #388.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1960–2025
Kari held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Vida in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kari #4 in 1961, Vida #196 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kari #222, Vida #388.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1997–2024
Kari held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Vida in 8.
Highest recorded here: Kari #2738 in 1997, Vida #1703 in 2019.
The order changed in 2013: Vida moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #4838 and #5876; by 2013 that had become #5742 and #2176.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kari #5891, Vida #2771.
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 | Vida |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #388 (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 Vida 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
Vida
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #496 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls