Selam vs Tora
Selam and Toracompared 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 2002, Selam was ranked #526 and Tora #139 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Selam was ranked #5201 and Tora #5201 among girls in England and Wales.
Selam and Tora over time
Selam and Tora appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Tora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Selam 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.
Selam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tora 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
Selam and Tora changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1977 and 2002, ending at #526 and #139.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1977–2002
Selam held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tora in 16.
Highest recorded here: Selam #254 in 1991, Tora #129 in 2000.
The order changed in 1992: Tora moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #254 and #255; by 1992 that had become #336 and #217.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Selam #526, Tora #139.
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 | Selam | Tora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2011) | Norway · Girls #186 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Selam and Tora both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Selam
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #566 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2002
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1975–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls
Tora
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #220 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls