Amina vs Saima
Amina and Saimacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amina was ranked #198 and Saima #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1990, Amina was ranked #273 and Saima #580 among girls in Norway.
Amina and Saima over time
Amina and Saima appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Saima in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Saima reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amina 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
Amina and Saima changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 1990, ending at #273 and #580.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Amina held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Saima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amina #182 in 2008, Saima #435 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amina #198, Saima #4843.
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1971–1990
Amina held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Saima in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amina #206 in 1986, Saima #273 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Amina #273, Saima #580.
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 | Amina | Saima |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | 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 #155 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| 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
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Saima does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Saima.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Saima doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Saima
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #603 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–1990
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1971–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls