Elin vs Salma

Elin and Salmacompared 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, Elin was ranked #263 and Salma #416 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Elin was ranked #885 and Salma #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Elin was ranked #722 and Salma #722 among girls in England and Wales.

Elin and Salma over time

Elin and Salma appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 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.

Elin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Salma 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
Elin and Salma changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #722 and #722.
Longest-running competitions
Elin and Salma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #263 and #416.

List by list

Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1953–2025
Elin held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Salma in 1.
Highest recorded here: Elin #5 in 1975, Salma #228 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elin #263, Salma #416.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Elin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Salma in 22.
Highest recorded here: Elin #349 in 1999, Salma #295 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elin #722, Salma #722.

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 Elin

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

Elin vs Torill
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #39 in Norway · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2004 they were #145 and #599.
Elin · Torill · 55 shared years, 1945–2004 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2004 Norway ranking
Elin vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2006 they were #166 and #583.
Elin · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2006 Norway ranking
Elin vs Sissel
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #34 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2023 they were #198 and #529.
Elin · Sissel · 62 shared years, 1945–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Norway ranking
Anna vs Elin
Anna and Elin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #263.
Anna · Elin · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Elin, Salma
Field	Elin	Salma
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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #263 (2025)	Norway · Girls #416 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Elin and Salma both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Elin

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #263 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Salma

Popularity journey

First recorded1953
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #416 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls