Rut vs Sara
Rut and Saracompared 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, Rut was ranked #493 and Sara #32 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Rut was ranked #3318 and Sara #97 among girls in England and Wales.
Rut and Sara over time
Rut and Sara appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rut 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Rut and Sara changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2021, ending at #493 and #32.
- Longest-running competitions
Rut and Sara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1947 to 2021, ending at #493 and #32.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1947–2021
Rut held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sara in 23.
Highest recorded here: Rut #268 in 1961, Sara #8 in 2015.
The order changed in 1964: Sara moved ahead. In 1963 they stood at #438 and #439; by 1964 that had become #296 and #205.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Rut #493, Sara #32.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2012–2024
Rut held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sara in 11.
Highest recorded here: Rut #3117 in 2020, Sara #82 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rut #3318, Sara #97.
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 | Rut | Sara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈsɛrə/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Rut does not have one recorded yet.
- Rut has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sara.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Rut doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Rut
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sara
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls