Karine vs Karolina
Karine and Karolinacompared 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 2018, Karine was ranked #460 and Karolina #392 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Karine was ranked #5545 and Karolina #618 among girls in England and Wales.
Karine and Karolina over time
Karine and Karolina appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Karolina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karine in 0.
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.
Karine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karolina 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
Karine and Karolina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2018, ending at #460 and #392.
- Longest-running competitions
Karine and Karolina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1974 to 2018, ending at #460 and #392.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1974–2018
Karine held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Karolina in 33.
Highest recorded here: Karine #186 in 1980, Karolina #114 in 1988.
The order changed in 2005: Karolina moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #282 and #299; by 2005 that had become #258 and #239.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Karine #460, Karolina #392.
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 | Karine | Karolina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) | England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karine has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Karolina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Karine
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2018
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1958–2018).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2018.
Norway · Girls
Karolina
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #399 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls