Anja vs Sameera
Anja and Sameeracompared 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, Anja was ranked #3695 and Sameera #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Anja and Sameera over time
Anja and Sameera appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Anja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sameera 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.
Anja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sameera 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
Anja and Sameera changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #4843.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anja #816 in 2001, Sameera #996 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Anja held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sameera in 7.
Highest recorded here: Anja #816 in 2001, Sameera #996 in 2003.
The order changed in 2016: Anja moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #2070 and #1961; by 2016 that had become #2233 and #2966.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anja #3695, Sameera #4843.
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 | Anja | Sameera |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #303 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sameera.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anja
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #272 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #303 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sameera
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1072 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #996 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls