Adelina vs Alma
Adelina 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #364 and Alma #8 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #778 and Alma #211 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #247 and Alma #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adelina and Alma over time
Adelina and Alma appear together in 3 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Adelina 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.
Alma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Adelina in 1. 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
Adelina and Alma changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #778 and #211.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Adelina #299 in 2024, Alma #5 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1988–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Alma in 26.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #299 in 2024, Alma #5 in 2023.
The order changed in 1992: Alma moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #422 and #423; by 1992 that had become #530 and #491.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #364, Alma #8.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Alma in 22.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Alma #211 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #778, Alma #211.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2010–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Alma in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #247 in 2025, Alma #213 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #247, Alma #226.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Adelina | 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Alma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adelina
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #778 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
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 #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls