Karine vs Stina
Karine and Stinacompared 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 Stina #468 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Karine was ranked #5545 and Stina #4524 among girls in England and Wales.
Karine and Stina over time
Karine and Stina appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Stina 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 Stina 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 Stina changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #460 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
Karine and Stina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1964 to 2018, ending at #460 and #468.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2018
Karine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Stina in 48.
Highest recorded here: Karine #186 in 1980, Stina #113 in 2003.
The order changed in 2018: Karine moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #495 and #411; by 2018 that had become #460 and #468.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Karine #460, Stina #468.
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 | Stina |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Stina.
- 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
Stina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2022
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1950–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls