Petra vs Sahar
Petra and Saharcompared 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 2010, Petra was ranked #274 and Sahar #436 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Petra was ranked #2138 and Sahar #1719 among girls in England and Wales.
Petra and Sahar over time
Petra and Sahar appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 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.
Sahar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Petra 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
Petra and Sahar changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2138 and #1719.
- Longest-running competitions
Petra and Sahar were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2138 and #1719.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1971–2010
Petra held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Sahar in 6.
Highest recorded here: Petra #265 in 2008, Sahar #378 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Petra #274, Sahar #436.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Petra held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sahar in 20.
Highest recorded here: Petra #897 in 2019, Sahar #615 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Petra #2138, Sahar #1719.
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 | Petra | Sahar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #120 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Petra and Sahar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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 #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sahar
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #601 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2010
Highest recorded position: #378 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1971–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls