Karim vs Mark
Karim and Markcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Karim was ranked #577 and Mark #99 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Karim was ranked #519 and Mark #277 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Karim was ranked #357 and Mark #286 among boys in Norway.
Karim and Mark over time
Karim and Mark appear together in 3 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Mark held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Karim in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mark reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Karim 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
Karim and Mark changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #357 and #286.
- Longest-running competitions
Karim and Mark were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 52 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #357 and #286.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Karim #390 in 2000, Mark #18 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys52 shared years, 1957–2025
Karim held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mark in 40.
Highest recorded here: Karim #314 in 2022, Mark #211 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Karim #357, Mark #286.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Karim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mark in 29.
Highest recorded here: Karim #480 in 2000, Mark #55 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karim #519, Mark #277.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2000–2025
Karim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mark in 15.
Highest recorded here: Karim #390 in 2000, Mark #18 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Karim #577, Mark #99.
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 | Karim | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #357 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Karim does not have one recorded yet.
- Karim has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mark.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Karim doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Karim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #401 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys