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Christine vs Selma

Christine and Selmacompared 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 2025, Christine was ranked #498 and Selma #11 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Christine was ranked #896 and Selma #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Christine was ranked #1639 and Selma #2278 among girls in England and Wales.

Christine and Selma over time

Christine and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Christine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Selma 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.

Christine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Selma 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2001, Selma moved ahead of Christine in Norway · Girls — #81 and #94 the year before became #85 and #55.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Christine fell — from #253 and #352 in 1945 to #498 and #11 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Christine and Selma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #498 and #11.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1945–2025

    Christine held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Selma in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #22 in 1988, Selma #9 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2001: Selma moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #81 and #94; by 2001 that had become #85 and #55.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Christine #498, Selma #11.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025

    Christine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Selma in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #361 in 1996, Selma #1082 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Christine #1639, Selma #2278.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Christine

Pairs where Christine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Selma

Pairs where Selma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Christine, Selma
FieldChristineSelma
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #498 (2025)Norway · Girls #11 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Christine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selma.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Christine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1992

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1992).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Selma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #352 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls