Kristin vs Selma
Kristin 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Kristin was ranked #251 and Selma #11 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Kristin was ranked #5687 and Selma #1705 among girls in England and Wales.
Kristin and Selma over time
Kristin and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kristin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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 2001, Selma moved ahead of Kristin in Norway · Girls — #54 and #94 the year before became #61 and #55.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kristin and Selma changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #5687 and #1705.
- Mirrored each other
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #130 and #352 in 1945 to #251 and #11 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Kristin and Selma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #251 and #11.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1945–2025
Kristin held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Selma in 25.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #5 in 1977, Selma #5 in 2024.
The order changed in 2001: Selma moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #54 and #94; by 2001 that had become #61 and #55.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kristin #251, Selma #11.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2023
Kristin held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Selma in 16.
Highest recorded here: Kristin #1176 in 1997, Selma #1082 in 2005.
The order changed in 2005: Selma moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1715 and #2112; by 2005 that had become #2084 and #1082.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Kristin #5687, Selma #1705.
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 | Kristin | Selma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 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 | Norway · Girls #251 (2025) | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kristin and Selma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Kristin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #130 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #251 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Selma
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls