Selma vs Siv
Selma and Sivcompared 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 2023, Selma was ranked #8 and Siv #530 among girls in Norway.
Selma and Siv over time
Selma and Siv appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Siv held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Selma 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.
Siv reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Selma 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 1995, Selma moved ahead of Siv in Norway · Girls — #284 and #158 the year before became #159 and #179.
- Mirrored each other
Over 54 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Siv fell — from #352 and #280 in 1945 to #8 and #530 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Selma and Siv were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #8 and #530.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1945–2023
Selma held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Siv in 34.
Highest recorded here: Selma #8 in 2023, Siv #20 in 1972.
The order changed in 1995: Selma moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #284 and #158; by 1995 that had become #159 and #179.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Selma #8, Siv #530.
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 | Selma | Siv |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #11 (2025) | Norway · Girls #530 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Selma has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Siv.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Selma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #352 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: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Siv
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #280 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #530 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls