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Justice vs Selma

Justice and Selmacompared 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 2021, Justice was ranked #5581 and Selma #2201 among girls in England and Wales.

Justice and Selma over time

Justice and Selma appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Selma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Justice 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.

Justice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Selma 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 · Girls20 shared years, 19962021

    Justice held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Selma in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Justice #1359 in 2001, Selma #1082 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2002: Selma moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1359 and #2023; by 2002 that had become #4137 and #1245.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Justice #5581, Selma #2201.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Selma

Pairs where Selma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Justice, Selma
FieldJusticeSelma
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024)Norway · Girls #11 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Justice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selma.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Justice

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1330 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Selma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #352 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls