Hatice vs Laura
Hatice and Lauracompared 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 2006, Hatice was ranked #600 and Laura #211 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hatice was ranked #4192 and Laura #258 among girls in England and Wales.
Hatice and Laura over time
Hatice and Laura appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Laura held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hatice 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.
Laura reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hatice 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Hatice #377 in 1981, Laura #132 in 1980.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Hatice held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Laura in 27.
Highest recorded here: Hatice #1639 in 2013, Laura #17 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hatice #4192, Laura #258.
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1965–2006
Hatice held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Laura in 24.
Highest recorded here: Hatice #377 in 1981, Laura #132 in 1980.
The order changed in 1970: Laura moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #555 and #564; by 1970 that had become #480 and #352.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Hatice #600, Laura #211.
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 | Hatice | Laura |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Hatice does not have one recorded yet.
- Hatice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Laura.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Hatice doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hatice
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #435 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2006
Highest recorded position: #377 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1960–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls