Barbara vs Fatma
Barbara and Fatmacompared 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 2012, Barbara was ranked #516 and Fatma #464 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Barbara was ranked #2000 and Fatma #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Fatma over time
Barbara and Fatma appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Barbara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fatma 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
Barbara and Fatma changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #1819.
- Longest-running competitions
Barbara and Fatma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1949 to 2012, ending at #516 and #464.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1949–2012
Barbara held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Fatma in 5.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1960, Fatma #282 in 1965.
The order changed in 1998: Fatma moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #623 and #634; by 1998 that had become #533 and #363.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Barbara #516, Fatma #464.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Barbara held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Fatma in 17.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #848 in 1996, Fatma #627 in 2001.
The order changed in 2024: Fatma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1410 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #2000 and #1819.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barbara #2000, Fatma #1819.
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 | Barbara | Fatma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Fatma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls