Asta vs Sahar
Asta and Saharcompared 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 2010, Asta was ranked #402 and Sahar #436 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Asta was ranked #2771 and Sahar #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Asta and Sahar over time
Asta and Sahar appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Asta and Sahar changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 2010, ending at #402 and #436.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Asta #238 in 1985, Sahar #378 in 1986.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1971–2010
Asta held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sahar in 7.
Highest recorded here: Asta #238 in 1985, Sahar #378 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Asta #402, Sahar #436.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2024
Asta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sahar in 11.
Highest recorded here: Asta #2706 in 2017, Sahar #726 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Asta #2771, Sahar #1819.
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 | Asta | Sahar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #220 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asta and Sahar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Asta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 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: #217 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #220 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Sahar
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #601 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2010
Highest recorded position: #378 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1971–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls