Najma vs Nikoline
Najma and Nikolinecompared 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 2016, Najma was ranked #566 and Nikoline #136 among girls in Norway.
Najma and Nikoline over time
Najma and Nikoline appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Nikoline held the stronger position in more years in 1 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 1 of those lists, and Nikoline 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
Najma and Nikoline changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2016, ending at #566 and #136.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1989–2016
Najma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Nikoline in 17.
Highest recorded here: Najma #318 in 2003, Nikoline #136 in 2016.
The order changed in 2004: Nikoline moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #318 and #319; by 2004 that had become #490 and #369.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Najma #566, Nikoline #136.
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 | Najma | Nikoline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) | Norway · Girls #158 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Najma has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Nikoline.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Nikoline
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #684 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #158 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls