Samira vs Vigdis
Samira and Vigdiscompared 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, Samira was ranked #398 and Vigdis #583 among girls in Norway.
Samira and Vigdis over time
Samira and Vigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Vigdis 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.
Vigdis 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 Vigdis changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2006, ending at #398 and #583.
- Longest-running competitions
Samira and Vigdis were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1961 to 2006, ending at #398 and #583.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1961–2006
Samira held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Vigdis in 22.
Highest recorded here: Samira #228 in 1981, Vigdis #56 in 1961.
The order changed in 1986: Samira moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #337 and #298; by 1986 that had become #284 and #329.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Samira #398, Vigdis #583.
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 Vigdis
Pairs where Vigdis shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2006 they were #6 and #583.
Ingrid · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2006 they were #10 and #583.
Anna · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ellen vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #29 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2006 they were #161 and #583.
Ellen · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
- Elin vs Vigdis
In 1945 they stood at #41 and #32 in Norway · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2006 they were #166 and #583.
Elin · Vigdis · 52 shared years, 1945–2006 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Samira | Vigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) | Norway · Girls #583 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vigdis.
- 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
Vigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #32 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2006
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #583 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls