Azra vs Frida
Azra and Fridacompared 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 Frida #6 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Azra was ranked #885 and Frida #811 among girls in England and Wales.
Azra and Frida over time
Azra and Frida appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 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.
Azra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Frida 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
Azra and Frida changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2024, ending at #885 and #811.
- Longest-running competitions
Azra and Frida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1952 to 2022, ending at #473 and #6.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Azra #674 in 2020, Frida #504 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1952–2022
Azra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Frida in 31.
Highest recorded here: Azra #378 in 1952, Frida #6 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Azra #473, Frida #6.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Azra held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Frida in 11.
Highest recorded here: Azra #674 in 2020, Frida #504 in 2022.
The order changed in 2021: Frida moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #674 and #683; by 2021 that had become #1007 and #616.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Azra #885, Frida #811.
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 | Frida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | FREE-dah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Azra does not have one recorded yet.
- Azra and Frida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Azra doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls