Asma vs Therese
Asma and Theresecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Asma was ranked #620 and Therese #229 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2020, Asma was ranked #437 and Therese #510 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Asma was ranked #754 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Asma and Therese over time
Asma and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Asma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Therese 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Asma and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1974 to 2020, ending at #437 and #510.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Asma #530 in 2005, Therese #2084 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1974–2020
Asma held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Therese in 37.
Highest recorded here: Asma #250 in 1985, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order changed in 2020: Asma moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #383 and #379; by 2020 that had become #437 and #510.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Asma #437, Therese #510.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2023
Asma held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Therese in 0.
Highest recorded here: Asma #530 in 2005, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Asma #754, Therese #4709.
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 | Asma | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #541 (2024) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Asma
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #537 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 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: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls