Sara vs Valborg
Sara and Valborgcompared 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 1980, Sara was ranked #78 and Valborg #656 among girls in Norway.
Sara and Valborg over time
Sara and Valborg appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Valborg 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.
Valborg 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Sara and Valborg changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1980, ending at #78 and #656.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1947–1980
Sara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Valborg in 6.
Highest recorded here: Sara #78 in 1980, Valborg #219 in 1948.
The order changed in 1965: Sara moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #439 and #328; by 1965 that had become #269 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Sara #78, Valborg #656.
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 | Valborg |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #656 (1980) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Valborg does not have one recorded yet.
- Sara and Valborg both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Valborg 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
Valborg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #221 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1980
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1980).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1980
Most recently recorded at #656 among girls in Norway, in 1980.
Norway · Girls