Karoline vs Maria
Karoline and Mariacompared 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 1980, Karoline was ranked #483 and Maria #42 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Karoline was ranked #223 and Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Karoline was ranked #4764 and Maria #93 among girls in England and Wales.
Karoline and Maria over time
Karoline and Maria appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karoline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Karoline 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Karoline and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #223 and #62.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1949–2025
Karoline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 64.
Highest recorded here: Karoline #5 in 1993, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Karoline #223, Maria #62.
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 | Karoline | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #223 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Karoline does not have one recorded yet.
- Karoline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Maria.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Karoline doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Karoline
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #387 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls