Adelaide vs Alma

Adelaide and Almacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adelaide was ranked #411 and Alma #234 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adelaide was ranked #541 and Alma #315 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Adelaide was ranked #625 and Alma #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Adelaide and Alma over time

Adelaide and Alma appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 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.

Adelaide reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alma 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
Adelaide and Alma changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #411 and #234.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adelaide #347 in 2023, Alma #228 in 2023.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adelaide held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Alma in 12.
Highest recorded here: Adelaide #347 in 2023, Alma #228 in 2023.
The order changed in 2016: Alma moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #577 and #609; by 2016 that had become #594 and #529.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelaide #411, Alma #234.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1965–2023
Adelaide held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alma in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adelaide #385 in 1965, Alma #229 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adelaide #625, Alma #625.

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 Alma

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

Heidi vs Alma
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #188 and #293 in 1945 to #437 and #8 in 2025.
Heidi · Alma · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Kristin
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #293 and #130 in 1945 to #8 and #251 in 2025.
Alma · Kristin · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Solveig
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #293 and #14 in 1945 to #8 and #28 in 2025.
Alma · Solveig · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Hanne
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Hanne fell — from #293 and #123 in 1945 to #8 and #318 in 2025.
Alma · Hanne · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adelaide, Alma
Field	Adelaide	Alma
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	4	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #411 (2024)	Norway · Girls #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Adelaide has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Alma.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Adelaide

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #347 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Alma

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #293 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 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls