Karine vs Marlen
Karine and Marlencompared 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 Marlen #564 among girls in Norway.
Karine and Marlen over time
Karine and Marlen appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Karine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marlen 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 Marlen 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 Marlen changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2016, ending at #525 and #564.
- Longest-running competitions
Karine and Marlen were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1963 to 2016, ending at #525 and #564.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1963–2016
Karine held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Marlen in 4.
Highest recorded here: Karine #186 in 1980, Marlen #193 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karine #525, Marlen #564.
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 | Marlen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2018) | Norway · Girls #454 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marlen.
- 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
Marlen
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #472 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2022
Highest recorded position: #193 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1963–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls