Barbara vs Siham
Barbara and Sihamcompared 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 2015, Barbara was ranked #543 and Siham #330 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Barbara was ranked #2000 and Siham #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Siham over time
Barbara and Siham appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Siham in 0.
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.
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 Siham changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #5891.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Barbara held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Siham in 3.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #886 in 2018, Siham #1045 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barbara #2000, Siham #5891.
Norway · Girls12 shared years, 1978–2015
Barbara held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Siham in 2.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1983, Siham #330 in 2015.
The order changed in 2012: Siham moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #623 and #660; by 2012 that had become #516 and #410.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Barbara #543, Siham #330.
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 | Siham |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #512 (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 Siham.
- 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
Siham
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #646 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2024
Highest recorded position: #330 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1978–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls