Saba vs Suzanne
Saba and Suzannecompared 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 2003, Saba was ranked #567 and Suzanne #615 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Saba was ranked #1819 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Saba and Suzanne over time
Saba and Suzanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Saba held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Suzanne in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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
Saba and Suzanne changed places 15 times in Norway · Girls between 1968 and 2003, ending at #567 and #615.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Saba #233 in 1984, Suzanne #272 in 1986.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Saba held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Suzanne in 4.
Highest recorded here: Saba #508 in 2002, Suzanne #364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Saba moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #769 and #745; by 2006 that had become #639 and #1585.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Saba #1819, Suzanne #3015.
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1968–2003
Saba held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Suzanne in 12.
Highest recorded here: Saba #233 in 1984, Suzanne #272 in 1986.
The order changed in 2000: Saba moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #576 and #448; by 2000 that had become #569 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Saba #567, Suzanne #615.
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 | Saba | Suzanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Saba has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suzanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Saba
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #539 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2003
Highest recorded position: #233 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1966–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Suzanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls