Karla vs Vibeke
Karla and Vibekecompared 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 2008, Karla was ranked #562 and Vibeke #458 among girls in Norway.
Karla and Vibeke over time
Karla and Vibeke appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Vibeke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vibeke 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls10 shared years, 1948–2008
Karla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Vibeke in 10.
Highest recorded here: Karla #366 in 1948, Vibeke #54 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Karla #562, Vibeke #458.
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 Vibeke
Pairs where Vibeke shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Elise vs Vibeke
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Elise rose about as far as Vibeke fell — from #223 and #196 in 1945 to #33 and #458 in 2008.
Elise · Vibeke · 64 shared years, 1945–2008 · Mirrored each other
- Ida vs Vibeke
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ida rose about as far as Vibeke fell — from #204 and #196 in 1945 to #3 and #458 in 2008.
Ida · Vibeke · 64 shared years, 1945–2008 · Mirrored each other
- Jenny vs Vibeke
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Jenny rose about as far as Vibeke fell — from #190 and #196 in 1945 to #37 and #458 in 2008.
Jenny · Vibeke · 64 shared years, 1945–2008 · Mirrored each other
- Maria vs Vibeke
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maria rose about as far as Vibeke fell — from #126 and #196 in 1945 to #8 and #458 in 2008.
Maria · Vibeke · 64 shared years, 1945–2008 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Karla | Vibeke |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #266 (2025) | Norway · Girls #458 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karla has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vibeke.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Karla
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Vibeke
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #196 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #458 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls