Rasa vs Sahar
Rasa 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 1992, Rasa was ranked #619 and Sahar #673 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Rasa was ranked #5691 and Sahar #1177 among girls in England and Wales.
Rasa and Sahar over time
Rasa and Sahar appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Rasa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sahar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rasa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sahar 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1971–1992
Rasa held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sahar in 1.
Highest recorded here: Rasa #226 in 1977, Sahar #378 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Rasa #619, Sahar #673.
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 | Rasa | 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rasa and Sahar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Rasa
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #534 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1964–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls