Nikoline vs Paula
Nikoline and Paulacompared 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 2025, Nikoline was ranked #158 and Paula #521 among girls in Norway.
Nikoline and Paula over time
Nikoline and Paula appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Nikoline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paula in 0.
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.
Paula reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nikoline 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
Nikoline and Paula changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1988 and 2025, ending at #158 and #521.
- Mirrored each other
Over 36 shared years in Norway · Girls, Nikoline rose about as far as Paula fell — from #684 and #298 in 1988 to #158 and #521 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Nikoline and Paula were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #158 and #521.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1988–2025
Nikoline held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Paula in 13.
Highest recorded here: Nikoline #103 in 2020, Paula #251 in 1996.
The order changed in 2007: Nikoline moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #339 and #291; by 2007 that had become #245 and #619.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nikoline #158, Paula #521.
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 | Nikoline | Paula |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #158 (2025) | Norway · Girls #521 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nikoline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Paula.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Nikoline
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #684 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #158 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Paula
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1984
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1954–1984).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls