Laura vs Åsta
Laura and Åstacompared 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, Laura was ranked #141 and Åsta #272 among girls in Norway.
Laura and Åsta over time
Laura and Åsta appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Laura held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åsta 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.
Åsta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laura 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Laura and Åsta changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #141 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Laura and Åsta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #141 and #272.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2025
Laura held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Åsta in 13.
Highest recorded here: Laura #99 in 2024, Åsta #235 in 1945.
The order changed in 1970: Laura moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #564 and #533; by 1970 that had become #352 and #624.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Laura #141, Åsta #272.
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 Laura
Pairs where Laura shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Laura vs Shannon
In 1996 they stood at #17 and #11 in England and Wales · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #258 and #1743.
Laura · Shannon · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Laura vs Therese
In 1964 they stood at #131 and #127 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2015 they were #48 and #896.
Laura · Therese · 51 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
- Laura vs Anita
In 1964 they stood at #131 and #130 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2022 they were #91 and #905.
Laura · Anita · 53 shared years, 1964–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Laura vs Jade
In 1996 they stood at #17 and #19 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #258 and #638.
Laura · Jade · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Laura | Åsta |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) | Norway · Girls #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Åsta does not have one recorded yet.
- Laura has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Åsta.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Åsta doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Åsta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #235 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: #235 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls