Brigid vs Selina
Brigid and Selinacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Brigid was ranked #358 and Selina #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Brigid was ranked #736 and Selina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Brigid was ranked #4709 and Selina #813 among girls in England and Wales.
Brigid and Selina over time
Brigid and Selina appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Brigid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Selina 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
Brigid and Selina changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Brigid and Selina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Brigid #2096 in 1996, Selina #248 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1966–2024
Brigid held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Selina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Brigid #26 in 1966, Selina #166 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brigid #736, Selina #898.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2023
Brigid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Selina in 12.
Highest recorded here: Brigid #2096 in 1996, Selina #248 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Brigid #4709, Selina #813.
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 | Brigid | Selina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Norway · Girls #227 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brigid has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Selina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brigid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #29 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Selina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls