Karina vs Mandy
Karina and Mandycompared 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 · Girls
In 2007, Karina was ranked #307 and Mandy #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Karina was ranked #469 and Mandy #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Karina and Mandy over time
Karina and Mandy appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Karina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mandy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mandy 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
Karina and Mandy changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2007, ending at #307 and #842.
- Longest-running competitions
Karina and Mandy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1967 to 2007, ending at #307 and #842.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Karina #455 in 1996, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1967–2007
Karina held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Mandy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Karina #178 in 1971, Mandy #220 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Karina #307, Mandy #842.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2019
Karina held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mandy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Karina #455 in 1996, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Karina #469, Mandy #4686.
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 | Karina | Mandy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #344 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4686 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mandy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Karina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #354 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1984–1987
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1984–1987).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #344 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mandy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls