Eldbjørg vs Sara
Eldbjørg and Saracompared 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 1993, Eldbjørg was ranked #627 and Sara #31 among girls in Norway.
Eldbjørg and Sara over time
Eldbjørg and Sara appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eldbjørg 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.
Eldbjørg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sara 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
Eldbjørg and Sara changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1993, ending at #627 and #31.
- Longest-running competitions
Eldbjørg and Sara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1947 to 1993, ending at #627 and #31.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1947–1993
Eldbjørg held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Sara in 18.
Highest recorded here: Eldbjørg #80 in 1947, Sara #27 in 1992.
The order changed in 1970: Sara moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #318 and #347; by 1970 that had become #580 and #213.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Eldbjørg #627, Sara #31.
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 | Eldbjørg | Sara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈsɛrə/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #627 (1993) | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Eldbjørg does not have one recorded yet.
- Eldbjørg has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sara.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Eldbjørg doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eldbjørg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1993
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1993).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #627 among girls in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Girls
Sara
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls