Izabela vs Saba
Izabela and Sabacompared 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 2002, Izabela was ranked #457 and Saba #525 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Izabela was ranked #1302 and Saba #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Izabela and Saba over time
Izabela and Saba appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Izabela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Saba 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Izabela and Saba changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2002, ending at #457 and #525.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1967–2002
Izabela held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Saba in 5.
Highest recorded here: Izabela #194 in 1981, Saba #233 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Izabela #457, Saba #525.
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Izabela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Saba in 9.
Highest recorded here: Izabela #648 in 2017, Saba #533 in 2004.
The order changed in 2009: Izabela moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #995 and #995; by 2009 that had become #771 and #1105.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Izabela #1302, Saba #1819.
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 | Izabela | Saba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1302 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Izabela has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Saba.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Izabela
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #505 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2008
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1963–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Saba
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #539 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2003
Highest recorded position: #233 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1966–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls