Karsten vs Marlon
Karsten and Marloncompared 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 2025, Karsten was ranked #191 and Marlon #188 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Karsten was ranked #5119 and Marlon #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Karsten and Marlon over time
Karsten and Marlon appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Marlon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karsten in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karsten reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marlon 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
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1999–2024
Karsten held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marlon in 9.
Highest recorded here: Karsten #1664 in 1999, Marlon #731 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Karsten #5119, Marlon #1758.
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 | Karsten | Marlon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) | Norway · Boys #188 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karsten and Marlon both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Karsten
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #129 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #110 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Marlon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2023–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #188 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys