Najma vs Selina
Najma and Selinacompared 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 Selina #295 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Najma was ranked #3333 and Selina #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Najma and Selina over time
Najma and Selina appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Selina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Najma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Selina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Najma 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 Selina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2016, ending at #566 and #295.
- Longest-running competitions
Najma and Selina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3333 and #610.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Najma held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Selina in 30.
Highest recorded here: Najma #618 in 2004, Selina #248 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Najma #3333, Selina #610.
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1989–2016
Najma held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Selina in 17.
Highest recorded here: Najma #318 in 2003, Selina #229 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Najma #566, Selina #295.
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 | Selina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) | Norway · Girls #227 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Najma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Selina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Selina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls