Astrid vs Fatma
Astrid and Fatmacompared 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 2014, Astrid was ranked #50 and Fatma #555 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Astrid was ranked #263 and Fatma #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Astrid and Fatma over time
Astrid and Fatma appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Astrid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fatma 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Astrid rose about as far as Fatma fell — from #1296 and #891 in 1996 to #263 and #1819 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Astrid and Fatma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1949 to 2014, ending at #50 and #555.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1949–2014
Astrid held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Fatma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #12 in 1949, Fatma #282 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Astrid #50, Fatma #555.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Astrid held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Fatma in 11.
Highest recorded here: Astrid #235 in 2023, Fatma #627 in 2001.
The order changed in 2007: Astrid moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #928 and #678; by 2007 that had become #693 and #854.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Astrid #263, Fatma #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 | Astrid | Fatma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beautiful god' or 'divinely beautiful'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 #9 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Astrid has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Fatma does not have one recorded yet.
- Astrid and Fatma both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Astrid; Fatma doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Astrid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls