Aline vs Salma
Aline and Salmacompared 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, Aline was ranked #456 and Salma #416 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aline was ranked #4843 and Salma #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Aline was ranked #896 and Salma #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aline and Salma over time
Aline and Salma appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Salma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aline 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.
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
Aline and Salma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1980 to 2025, ending at #456 and #416.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Aline #265 in 2015, Salma #228 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1980–2025
Aline held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Salma in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aline #265 in 2015, Salma #228 in 2017.
The order changed in 2017: Salma moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #325 and #352; by 2017 that had become #349 and #228.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aline #456, Salma #416.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2024
Aline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Salma in 22.
Highest recorded here: Aline #2300 in 2020, Salma #307 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aline #4843, Salma #722.
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 | Aline | Salma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #456 (2025) | Norway · Girls #416 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aline has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Salma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aline
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #566 among girls in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #456 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Salma
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #416 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls