Karine vs Katinka
Karine and Katinkacompared 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 2016, Karine was ranked #525 and Katinka #559 among girls in Norway.
Karine and Katinka over time
Karine and Katinka appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Karine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katinka in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katinka 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 Katinka changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 2016, ending at #525 and #559.
- Longest-running competitions
Karine and Katinka were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1971 to 2016, ending at #525 and #559.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1971–2016
Karine held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Katinka in 4.
Highest recorded here: Karine #186 in 1980, Katinka #244 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karine #525, Katinka #559.
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 | Katinka |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) | Norway · Girls #559 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karine and Katinka both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Katinka
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2016
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1971–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls