Azra vs Ebba
Azra and Ebbacompared 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 2022, Azra was ranked #473 and Ebba #92 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Azra was ranked #885 and Ebba #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Azra and Ebba over time
Azra and Ebba appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 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.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Azra held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Ebba in 0.
Highest recorded here: Azra #674 in 2020, Ebba #1903 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Azra #885, Ebba #3015.
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1952–2022
Azra held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ebba in 16.
Highest recorded here: Azra #378 in 1952, Ebba #88 in 2019.
The order changed in 1995: Ebba moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #388 and #429; by 1995 that had become #614 and #409.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Azra #473, Ebba #92.
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 | Azra | Ebba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) | Norway · Girls #67 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Azra and Ebba both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Azra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #378 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2022
Highest recorded position: #378 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1952–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ebba
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #297 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: #67 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #67 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls