Nora vs Soha

Nora and Sohacompared 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, Nora was ranked #76 and Soha #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Nora was ranked #86 and Soha #2411 among girls in England and Wales.

Nora and Soha over time

Nora and Soha appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Nora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Soha 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.

Soha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nora 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.

Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Nora rose about as far as Soha fell — from #1392 and #1165 in 1998 to #86 and #2411 in 2024.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024
Nora held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Soha in 1.
Highest recorded here: Nora #86 in 2024, Soha #1055 in 2009.
The order changed in 1999: Nora moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1392 and #1165; by 1999 that had become #1018 and #2444.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nora #86, Soha #2411.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Nora

Pairs where Nora shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Nora vs Siobhán
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #35 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #76 and #885.
Nora · Siobhán · 57 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Susan vs Nora
In 1964 they stood at #22 and #30 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #856 and #95.
Susan · Nora · 57 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Nora vs Sharon
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #39 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2020 they were #126 and #834.
Nora · Sharon · 55 shared years, 1964–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Republic of Ireland ranking
Nora vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #199 and #896.
Nora · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Nora, Soha
Field	Nora	Soha
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	A short form of the names Honora (linked to Latin 'honor') or Eleanor — not an independently rooted name; Behind the Name does not specify which is the 'true' source for any given historical bearer.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈnɔrə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #3 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Nora has a recorded origin (English/Irish, short form of Honora or Eleanor); Soha does not have one recorded yet.
Nora and Soha both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Nora; Soha doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Nora

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #219 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Soha

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #1165 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls