Hafsa vs Saira
Hafsa and Sairacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hafsa was ranked #220 and Saira #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Hafsa was ranked #834 and Saira #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hafsa and Saira over time
Hafsa and Saira appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Hafsa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saira 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.
Saira reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hafsa 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hafsa held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Saira in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #216 in 2023, Saira #428 in 1996.
The order changed in 1997: Hafsa moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #432 and #428; by 1997 that had become #418 and #551.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hafsa #220, Saira #1097.
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 | Hafsa | Saira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #403 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1097 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hafsa and Saira both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Hafsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Saira
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #428 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #428 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1097 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls