Kristin vs Thora
Kristin and Thoracompared 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 2023, Kristin was ranked #363 and Thora #459 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Kristin was ranked #5687 and Thora #1774 among girls in England and Wales.
Kristin and Thora over time
Kristin and Thora appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Kristin and Thora were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #363 and #459.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1945–2023
Kristin held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Thora in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #8 in 1982, Thora #316 in 1947.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kristin #363, Thora #459.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2023
Kristin held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Thora in 7.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #2721 in 2008, Thora #1703 in 2019.
The order changed in 2012: Thora moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3549 and #4764; by 2012 that had become #2969 and #2969.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kristin #5687, Thora #1774.
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 | Kristin | Thora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #251 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kristin and Thora both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Kristin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #130 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #251 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls