Sara vs Trude
Sara and Trudecompared 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 2005, Sara was ranked #10 and Trude #570 among girls in Norway.
Sara and Trude over time
Sara and Trude appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Trude held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sara 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.
Trude reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sara 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1981, Sara moved ahead of Trude in Norway · Girls — #78 and #72 the year before became #88 and #90.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Trude fell — from #385 and #249 in 1947 to #10 and #570 in 2005.
- Longest-running competitions
Sara and Trude were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1947 to 2005, ending at #10 and #570.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1947–2005
Sara held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Trude in 29.
Highest recorded here: Sara #7 in 2001, Trude #25 in 1974.
The order changed in 1981: Sara moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #78 and #72; by 1981 that had become #88 and #90.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Sara #10, Trude #570.
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 | Sara | Trude |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛrə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) | Norway · Girls #570 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Trude does not have one recorded yet.
- Sara and Trude both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Trude doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Sara
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Trude
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #287 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2005
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1946–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #570 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls