Reidun vs Selam
Reidun and Selamcompared 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 2002, Reidun was ranked #637 and Selam #526 among girls in Norway.
Reidun and Selam over time
Reidun and Selam appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Reidun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Selam 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.
Reidun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Selam 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
Reidun and Selam changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1975 and 2002, ending at #637 and #526.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1975–2002
Reidun held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Selam in 5.
Highest recorded here: Reidun #141 in 1977, Selam #254 in 1991.
The order changed in 2002: Selam moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #568 and #626; by 2002 that had become #637 and #526.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Reidun #637, Selam #526.
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 | Reidun | Selam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #425 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Reidun and Selam both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Reidun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #17 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #425 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls
Selam
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #566 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2002
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1975–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls