Azra vs Runa
Azra and Runacompared 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 Runa #245 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Azra was ranked #885 and Runa #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Azra and Runa over time
Azra and Runa appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Azra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Runa 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Azra and Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1952 to 2022, ending at #473 and #245.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Azra #674 in 2020, Runa #1416 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1952–2022
Azra held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Runa in 36.
Highest recorded here: Azra #378 in 1952, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Azra #473, Runa #245.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2024
Azra held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Runa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Azra #674 in 2020, Runa #1416 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Azra #885, Runa #2411.
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 | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) | Norway · Girls #226 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Azra and Runa 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
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls