Hafsa vs Shania
Hafsa and Shaniacompared 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 Shania #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Hafsa was ranked #555 and Shania #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hafsa and Shania over time
Hafsa and Shania appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Shania 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.
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
Hafsa and Shania changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #220 and #1353.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Hafsa #498 in 2001, Shania #278 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hafsa held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Shania in 7.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #216 in 2023, Shania #107 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hafsa #220, Shania #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2023
Hafsa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Shania in 8.
Highest recorded here: Hafsa #498 in 2001, Shania #278 in 2001.
The order changed in 2023: Hafsa moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #834 and #700; by 2023 that had become #555 and #856.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Hafsa #555, Shania #856.
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 | Shania |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #403 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hafsa and Shania 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
Shania
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2000
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1998–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls