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Selma vs Vibeke

Selma and Vibekecompared 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 2008, Selma was ranked #21 and Vibeke #458 among girls in Norway.

Selma and Vibeke over time

Selma and Vibeke appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Vibeke 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.

Vibeke 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 Vibeke in Norway · Girls — #284 and #184 the year before became #159 and #250.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Selma rose about as far as Vibeke fell — from #352 and #196 in 1945 to #21 and #458 in 2008.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Selma and Vibeke were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1945 to 2008, ending at #21 and #458.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2008

    Selma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Vibeke in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Selma #21 in 2008, Vibeke #25 in 1972.

    The order changed in 1995: Selma moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #284 and #184; by 1995 that had become #159 and #250.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Selma #21, Vibeke #458.

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 Selma

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

Other comparisons involving Vibeke

Pairs where Vibeke 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 — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

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

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Selma, Vibeke
FieldSelmaVibeke
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #11 (2025)Norway · Girls #458 (2008)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Selma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vibeke.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Selma

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Vibeke

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #196 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2008

    Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1945–2008).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2008

    Most recently recorded at #458 among girls in Norway, in 2008.

    Norway · Girls