Samira vs Thu
Samira and Thucompared 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 1992, Samira was ranked #448 and Thu #682 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Samira was ranked #534 and Thu #4294 among girls in England and Wales.
Samira and Thu over time
Samira and Thu appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Samira held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thu in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Thu reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samira 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
Samira and Thu changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 1992, ending at #448 and #682.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1963–1992
Samira held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Thu in 2.
Highest recorded here: Samira #228 in 1981, Thu #313 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Samira #448, Thu #682.
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 | Thu |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4294 (2007) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Thu.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Thu
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #423 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–1992
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1956–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #4294 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007.
England and Wales · Girls