Gun vs Sara
Gun 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 1975, Gun was ranked #366 and Sara #149 among girls in Norway.
Gun and Sara over time
Gun and Sara appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Gun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sara 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.
Gun 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Gun fell — from #232 and #385 in 1947 to #366 and #149 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1947–1975
Gun held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sara in 10.
Highest recorded here: Gun #196 in 1962, Sara #147 in 1974.
The order changed in 1964: Sara moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #286 and #439; by 1964 that had become #320 and #205.
Most recent shared year, 1975: Gun #366, Sara #149.
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 | Gun | 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 #366 (1975) | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Gun does not have one recorded yet.
- Gun has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sara.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Gun doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #285 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1975
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–1975).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1975
Most recently recorded at #366 among girls in Norway, in 1975.
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