Sumaya vs Vera
Sumaya and Veracompared 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 2024, Sumaya was ranked #408 and Vera #106 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Sumaya was ranked #1160 and Vera #722 among girls in England and Wales.
Sumaya and Vera over time
Sumaya and Vera appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Sumaya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vera 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1992–2024
Sumaya held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Vera in 25.
Highest recorded here: Sumaya #291 in 2009, Vera #106 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sumaya #408, Vera #106.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Sumaya held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Vera in 5.
Highest recorded here: Sumaya #385 in 2007, Vera #634 in 2021.
The order changed in 2020: Vera moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #749 and #864; by 2020 that had become #853 and #821.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sumaya #1160, Vera #722.
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 | Sumaya | Vera |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #408 (2024) | Norway · Girls #81 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sumaya and Vera both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Sumaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #678 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2024
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1992–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vera
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #96 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: #81 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #81 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls