Nadia vs Salma
Nadia and Salmacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Nadia was ranked #273 and Salma #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Nadia was ranked #295 and Salma #790 among girls in Scotland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Nadia was ranked #331 and Salma #416 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Nadia was ranked #443 and Salma #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Nadia and Salma over time
Nadia and Salma appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Nadia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Salma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nadia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Salma 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
Nadia and Salma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1975 and 2025, ending at #331 and #416.
- Longest-running competitions
Nadia and Salma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #331 and #416.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1975–2025
Nadia held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Salma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Nadia #152 in 1980, Salma #228 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nadia #331, Salma #416.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Nadia held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Salma in 1.
Highest recorded here: Nadia #153 in 1996, Salma #295 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nadia #443, Salma #722.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2001–2025
Nadia held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Salma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Nadia #116 in 2010, Salma #471 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nadia #273, Salma #544.
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 | Nadia | Salma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Norway · Girls #416 (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
- Nadia and Salma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Nadia
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #468 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1973–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #331 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Salma
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #416 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls