Alina vs Selam
Alina and Selamcompared 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 2002, Alina was ranked #199 and Selam #526 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Alina was ranked #328 and Selam #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Alina and Selam over time
Alina and Selam appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Alina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Selam in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Selam 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
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1975–2002
Alina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Selam in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alina #172 in 1988, Selam #254 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Alina #199, Selam #526.
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 | Alina | Selam |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form derived from longer names ending in '-alina', such as Adelina and Albina. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Used across Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian and Spanish traditions | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /a.ˈli.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #146 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alina has a recorded origin (Used across Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian and Spanish traditions); Selam does not have one recorded yet.
- Alina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selam.
- A meaning is recorded for Alina; Selam doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Selam
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #566 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2002
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1975–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls