Karis vs Shauna

Karis and Shaunacompared 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 2015, Karis was ranked #896 and Shauna #139 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Karis was ranked #440 and Shauna #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Karis was ranked #3318 and Shauna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Karis and Shauna over time

Karis and Shauna appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Karis #469 in 1999, Shauna #115 in 2000.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Karis held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Shauna in 13.
Highest recorded here: Karis #469 in 1999, Shauna #115 in 2000.
The order changed in 2023: Karis moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3970 and #3970; by 2023 that had become #2689 and #4709.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karis #3318, Shauna #4192.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1998–2016
Karis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shauna in 9.
Highest recorded here: Karis #238 in 2006, Shauna #47 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Karis #440, Shauna #440.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Shauna

Pairs where Shauna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Olivia vs Shauna
In 1997 they stood at #46 and #46 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2019 they were #5 and #424.
Olivia · Shauna · 23 shared years, 1997–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Northern Ireland ranking
Lucy vs Shauna
In 1997 they stood at #37 and #46 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2019 they were #14 and #424.
Lucy · Shauna · 23 shared years, 1997–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Northern Ireland ranking
Shauna vs Holly
In 1997 they stood at #46 and #46 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2019 they were #424 and #52.
Shauna · Holly · 23 shared years, 1997–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Northern Ireland ranking
Shauna vs Zoe
In 1997 they stood at #46 and #37 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2019 they were #424 and #62.
Shauna · Zoe · 23 shared years, 1997–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Karis, Shauna
Field	Karis	Shauna
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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Karis and Shauna both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Karis

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #473 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2016
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2016).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Shauna

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls