Sabine vs Selma
Sabine and Selmacompared 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 2006, Sabine was ranked #534 and Selma #33 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Sabine was ranked #3035 and Selma #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Sabine and Selma over time
Sabine and Selma appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Selma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sabine 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.
Sabine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Selma 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
Sabine and Selma changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3035 and #2278.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1957–2006
Sabine held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Selma in 20.
Highest recorded here: Sabine #328 in 1974, Selma #33 in 2006.
The order changed in 1988: Selma moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #407 and #470; by 1988 that had become #591 and #342.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Sabine #534, Selma #33.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Sabine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Selma in 21.
Highest recorded here: Sabine #1675 in 1999, Selma #1093 in 2008.
The order changed in 2022: Selma moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1962 and #2201; by 2022 that had become #4645 and #2058.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sabine #3035, Selma #2278.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Selma
Pairs where Selma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Heidi vs Selma
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #188 and #352 in 1945 to #437 and #11 in 2025.
Heidi · Selma · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristin vs Selma
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #130 and #352 in 1945 to #251 and #11 in 2025.
Kristin · Selma · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Selma vs Solveig
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #352 and #14 in 1945 to #11 and #28 in 2025.
Selma · Solveig · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Selma vs Hanne
Over 66 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Hanne fell — from #352 and #123 in 1945 to #11 and #318 in 2025.
Selma · Hanne · 66 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Sabine | Selma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sabine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Selma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Sabine
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #357 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2006
Highest recorded position: #311 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1957–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls