Lidia vs Selma
Lidia 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 2023, Lidia was ranked #420 and Selma #8 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Lidia was ranked #660 and Selma #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lidia was ranked #1603 and Selma #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Lidia and Selma over time
Lidia and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Lidia and Selma changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1603 and #2000.
- Longest-running competitions
Lidia and Selma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 2023, ending at #420 and #8.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–2023
Lidia held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Selma in 31.
Highest recorded here: Lidia #304 in 1979, Selma #8 in 2023.
The order changed in 1983: Selma moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #304 and #308; by 1983 that had become #486 and #370.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Lidia #420, Selma #8.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Lidia held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Selma in 4.
Highest recorded here: Lidia #946 in 2010, Selma #1082 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lidia #1603, Selma #2000.
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 | Lidia | 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1603 (2024) | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lidia and Selma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Lidia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #403 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2023
Highest recorded position: #304 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1953–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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 #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls