Karsten vs Miroslaw
Karsten and Miroslawcompared 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 1989, Karsten was ranked #315 and Miroslaw #471 among boys in Norway.
Karsten and Miroslaw over time
Karsten and Miroslaw appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Miroslaw 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 Miroslaw 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
Karsten and Miroslaw changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 1989, ending at #315 and #471.
- Longest-running competitions
Karsten and Miroslaw were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1954 to 1989, ending at #315 and #471.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1954–1989
Karsten held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Miroslaw in 20.
Highest recorded here: Karsten #143 in 1954, Miroslaw #168 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Karsten #315, Miroslaw #471.
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 | Miroslaw |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #191 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Karsten has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Miroslaw.
- 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
Miroslaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #365 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1989
Highest recorded position: #168 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1954–1989).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #471 among boys in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Boys