Aurora vs Selma
Aurora and Selmacompared 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 2025, Aurora was ranked #14 and Selma #11 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #43 and Selma #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Aurora was ranked #402 and Selma #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aurora and Selma over time
Aurora and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Aurora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Selma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Selma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aurora 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
Aurora and Selma changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2025, ending at #14 and #11.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Aurora and Selma averaged 51.6 places apart, ending at #14 and #11.
- Longest-running competitions
Aurora and Selma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #14 and #11.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Aurora #14 in 2025, Selma #5 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1953–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Selma in 16.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #14 in 2025, Selma #5 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #14, Selma #11.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Aurora held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Selma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #43 in 2024, Selma #1082 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #43, Selma #2000.
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 | Aurora | Selma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aurora has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls