Peace vs Selma
Peace and Selmacompared 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 2012, Peace was ranked #907 and Selma #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Peace was ranked #3318 and Selma #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Peace and Selma over time
Peace and Selma appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Selma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Peace 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.
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
Peace and Selma changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #2000.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Peace #1343 in 2005, Selma #1082 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1999–2024
Peace held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Selma in 21.
Highest recorded here: Peace #1343 in 2005, Selma #1082 in 2005.
The order changed in 2020: Selma moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #2643; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2163.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Peace #3318, Selma #2000.
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 | Peace | Selma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Peace and Selma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Peace
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2407 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
Highest recorded2002–2012
Highest recorded position: #511 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2002–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls