Ina vs Sara
Ina 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 2025, Ina was ranked #264 and Sara #43 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ina was ranked #3318 and Sara #97 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Ina was ranked #834 and Sara #105 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ina and Sara over time
Ina and Sara appear together in 2 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ina 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1976, Sara moved ahead of Ina in Norway · Girls — #132 and #149 the year before became #150 and #138.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ina and Sara changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2025, ending at #264 and #43.
- Longest-running competitions
Ina and Sara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 72 years, from 1947 to 2025, ending at #264 and #43.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ina #1854 in 2019, Sara #82 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls72 shared years, 1947–2025
Ina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sara in 52.
Highest recorded here: Ina #56 in 1988, Sara #4 in 2013.
The order changed in 1976: Sara moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #132 and #149; by 1976 that had become #150 and #138.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ina #264, Sara #43.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2024
Ina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sara in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ina #1854 in 2019, Sara #82 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ina #3318, Sara #97.
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 | Ina | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #264 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Ina does not have one recorded yet.
- Ina and Sara both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Ina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #344 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: #56 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #264 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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