Audny vs Sara
Audny and Saracompared 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 1974, Audny was ranked #591 and Sara #147 among girls in Norway.
Audny and Sara over time
Audny and Sara appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Audny 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.
Audny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sara 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
Audny and Sara changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1974, ending at #591 and #147.
List by list
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1947–1974
Audny held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sara in 9.
Highest recorded here: Audny #287 in 1947, Sara #147 in 1974.
The order changed in 1964: Sara moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #412 and #439; by 1964 that had become #456 and #205.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Audny #591, Sara #147.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Sara
Pairs where Sara shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Charlie vs Sara
In 1996 they stood at #113 and #113 in England and Wales · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2024 they were #837 and #97.
Charlie · Sara · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Sara vs Eva
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Eva fell — from #385 and #9 in 1947 to #43 and #22 in 2025.
Sara · Eva · 74 shared years, 1947–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Heidi vs Sara
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #201 and #385 in 1947 to #437 and #43 in 2025.
Heidi · Sara · 74 shared years, 1947–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Sara vs Kristin
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #385 and #116 in 1947 to #43 and #251 in 2025.
Sara · Kristin · 74 shared years, 1947–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Audny | Sara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈsɛrə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #591 (1974) | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Audny does not have one recorded yet.
- Audny and Sara both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Audny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Audny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #282 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1974
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–1974).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #591 among girls in Norway, in 1974.
Norway · Girls
Sara
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls