Alise vs Selma
Alise and Selmacompared 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, Alise was ranked #213 and Selma #11 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Alise was ranked #560 and Selma #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alise was ranked #4843 and Selma #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Alise and Selma over time
Alise and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Selma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alise in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Selma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alise 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
Alise and Selma changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #2000.
- Longest-running competitions
Alise and Selma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1950 to 2025, ending at #213 and #11.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alise #213 in 2025, Selma #5 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1950–2025
Alise held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Selma in 39.
Highest recorded here: Alise #213 in 2025, Selma #5 in 2024.
The order changed in 1978: Selma moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #587 and #628; by 1978 that had become #544 and #406.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alise #213, Selma #11.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2024
Alise held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Selma in 13.
Highest recorded here: Alise #1210 in 2012, Selma #1082 in 2005.
The order changed in 2022: Selma moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1628 and #2201; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #2058.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alise #4843, Selma #2000.
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 | Alise | Selma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #213 (2025) | Norway · Girls #11 (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
- Alise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #303 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls