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Sara vs Victoria

Sara and Victoriacompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1992, Sara was ranked #89 and Victoria #36 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Sara was ranked #43 and Victoria #80 among girls in Norway.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2007, Sara was ranked #94 and Victoria #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Sara was ranked #110 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Sara was ranked #127 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Sara was ranked #164 and Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Sara was ranked #328 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Sara and Victoria over time

Sara and Victoria appear together in 6 published lists, across 214 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Victoria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Sara in 2. 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 2014, Sara moved ahead of Victoria in England and Wales · Girls — #100 and #88 the year before became #96 and #98.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Sara and Victoria changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #110 and #160.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Sara and Victoria averaged 31.3 places apart, ending at #110 and #160.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Sara and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #110 and #160.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Sara #44 in 1986, Victoria #28 in 1987.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1957–2025

    Sara held the stronger position in 67 of those years, Victoria in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #4 in 2013, Victoria #15 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sara #43, Victoria #80.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Sara held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Victoria in 42.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #78 in 2011, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sara #127, Victoria #166.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Sara held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Victoria in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #82 in 2017, Victoria #34 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2014: Sara moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #100 and #88; by 2014 that had become #96 and #98.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Sara #110, Victoria #160.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2023

    Sara held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Victoria in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #73 in 2008, Victoria #25 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Sara #328, Victoria #302.

  • New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1977–1992

    Sara held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victoria in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #44 in 1986, Victoria #28 in 1987.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1992: Sara #89, Victoria #36.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 1980–2007

    Sara held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Victoria in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Sara #51 in 1986, Victoria #72 in 1989.

    The order changed in 1989: Victoria moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #75 and #90; by 1989 that had become #94 and #72.

    Most recent shared year, 2007: Sara #94, Victoria #83.

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 Sara

Pairs where Sara shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Victoria

Pairs where Victoria shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Sara, Victoria
FieldSaraVictoria
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languagesNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈsɛrə/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #43 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Victoria does not have one recorded yet.
  • Sara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sara; Victoria doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Sara

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1947–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls