Karolis vs Niclas
Karolis and Niclascompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Karolis was ranked #536 and Niclas #361 among boys in Norway.
Karolis and Niclas over time
Karolis and Niclas appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Niclas held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karolis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karolis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Niclas 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
Karolis and Niclas changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1978 and 2013, ending at #536 and #361.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Karolis #257 in 1990, Niclas #217 in 1991.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1978–2013
Karolis held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Niclas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Karolis #257 in 1990, Niclas #217 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Karolis #536, Niclas #361.
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 | Karolis | Niclas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) | Norway · Boys #487 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karolis has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Niclas.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Karolis
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #620 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1978–2013
Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1978–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys
Niclas
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2022
Highest recorded position: #217 among boys in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #487 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys