Noor vs Petra
Noor and Petracompared 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, Noor was ranked #176 and Petra #120 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Noor was ranked #188 and Petra #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Noor was ranked #727 and Petra #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Noor and Petra over time
Noor and Petra appear together in 3 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Noor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Petra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Petra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Noor in 1. 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
Noor and Petra changed places 22 times in Norway · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #176 and #120.
- Longest-running competitions
Noor and Petra were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #176 and #120.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Noor #131 in 2023, Petra #120 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Noor held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Petra in 20.
Highest recorded here: Noor #131 in 2023, Petra #120 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Noor #176, Petra #120.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Noor held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Petra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Noor #188 in 2024, Petra #897 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Noor #188, Petra #1097.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2003–2023
Noor held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Petra in 4.
Highest recorded here: Noor #427 in 2014, Petra #510 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Noor #727, Petra #625.
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 | Noor | Petra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #176 (2025) | Norway · Girls #120 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Noor has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Petra.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Noor
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #656 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #176 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Petra
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #193 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: #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls