Samira vs Turid
Samira and Turidcompared 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 2020, Samira was ranked #429 and Turid #513 among girls in Norway.
Samira and Turid over time
Samira and Turid appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Turid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samira 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.
Turid 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 Turid changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2020, ending at #429 and #513.
- Longest-running competitions
Samira and Turid were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1961 to 2020, ending at #429 and #513.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1961–2020
Samira held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Turid in 27.
Highest recorded here: Samira #228 in 1981, Turid #31 in 1961.
The order changed in 1997: Samira moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #459 and #429; by 1997 that had become #334 and #535.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Samira #429, Turid #513.
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 | Turid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) | Norway · Girls #456 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Turid.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Turid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #16 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2021
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #456 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls