Selina vs Siril
Selina and Sirilcompared 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 2014, Selina was ranked #251 and Siril #420 among girls in Norway.
Selina and Siril over time
Selina and Siril appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Selina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Siril in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Selina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Siril 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
Selina and Siril changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1985 and 2014, ending at #251 and #420.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Selina #229 in 1999, Siril #272 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1985–2014
Selina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Siril in 5.
Highest recorded here: Selina #229 in 1999, Siril #272 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Selina #251, Siril #420.
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 | Selina | Siril |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #227 (2025) | Norway · Girls #420 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Selina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Siril.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Selina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Siril
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #583 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2014
Highest recorded position: #272 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1969–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #420 among girls in Norway, in 2014.
Norway · Girls