Samira vs Silvia
Samira and Silviacompared 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 2022, Samira was ranked #461 and Silvia #502 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Samira was ranked #515 and Silvia #750 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Samira was ranked #1230 and Silvia #1672 among girls in England and Wales.
Samira and Silvia over time
Samira and Silvia appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Samira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Silvia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Samira and Silvia changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2022, ending at #461 and #502.
- Longest-running competitions
Samira and Silvia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1963 to 2022, ending at #461 and #502.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1963–2022
Samira held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Silvia in 13.
Highest recorded here: Samira #228 in 1981, Silvia #169 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Samira #461, Silvia #502.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Samira held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Silvia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Samira #410 in 2004, Silvia #1449 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Samira #1230, Silvia #1672.
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 | Samira | Silvia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1672 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Silvia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Samira
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Silvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #436 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2022
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1953–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls