Alaina vs Alma
Alaina 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alaina was ranked #608 and Alma #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alaina was ranked #620 and Alma #234 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alaina was ranked #790 and Alma #315 among girls in Scotland.
Alaina and Alma over time
Alaina and Alma appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alaina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alaina 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
Alaina and Alma changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #620 and #234.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alaina #559 in 2022, Alma #228 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alaina held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Alma in 18.
Highest recorded here: Alaina #559 in 2022, Alma #228 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alaina #620, Alma #234.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2007–2025
Alaina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alma in 8.
Highest recorded here: Alaina #441 in 2024, Alma #213 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alaina #608, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Alaina | 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 | 3 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Norway · Girls #8 (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
- Alaina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Alma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alaina
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2019–2024
Highest recorded position: #336 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2019–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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