Anisah vs Salma
Anisah 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Anisah was ranked #4201 and Salma #622 among girls in England and Wales.
Anisah and Salma over time
Anisah and Salma appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Salma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anisah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anisah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Salma 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
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Anisah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Salma in 27.
Highest recorded here: Anisah #375 in 2000, Salma #295 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anisah #4201, Salma #622.
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 | Anisah | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | Norway · Girls #416 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anisah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Salma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anisah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #473 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #375 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 #622 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls