Lara vs Najma
Lara and Najmacompared 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 2024, Lara was ranked #98 and Najma #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2016, Lara was ranked #254 and Najma #566 among girls in Norway.
Lara and Najma over time
Lara and Najma appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Najma 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.
Najma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lara 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Najma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Najma #618 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #98, Najma #2253.
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1993–2016
Lara held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Najma in 4.
Highest recorded here: Lara #217 in 2011, Najma #318 in 2003.
The order changed in 2000: Lara moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #520 and #378; by 2000 that had become #311 and #521.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Lara #254, Najma #566.
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 | Lara | Najma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara and Najma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Najma
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #636 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2016
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1989–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls