Paulina vs Rahma
Paulina and Rahmacompared 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 2021, Paulina was ranked #400 and Rahma #491 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Paulina was ranked #3705 and Rahma #460 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Paulina was ranked #515 and Rahma #750 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Paulina and Rahma over time
Paulina and Rahma appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Paulina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rahma 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
Paulina and Rahma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2021, ending at #400 and #491.
- Longest-running competitions
Paulina and Rahma were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3705 and #460.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1977–2021
Paulina held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Rahma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Paulina #141 in 1990, Rahma #424 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Paulina #400, Rahma #491.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Paulina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rahma in 26.
Highest recorded here: Paulina #601 in 2009, Rahma #460 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Paulina #3705, Rahma #460.
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 | Paulina | Rahma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #460 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Paulina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rahma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Paulina
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #623 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rahma
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #576 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #424 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls