Alba vs Wilma
Alba and Wilmacompared 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, Alba was ranked #105 and Wilma #117 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alba was ranked #119 and Wilma #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Alba and Wilma over time
Alba and Wilma appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 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.
Wilma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alba 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 2025, Alba moved ahead of Wilma in Norway · Girls — #111 and #109 the year before became #105 and #117.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alba and Wilma changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1998 and 2025, ending at #105 and #117.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alba #119 in 2024, Wilma #2488 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2025
Alba held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Wilma in 23.
Highest recorded here: Alba #105 in 2025, Wilma #109 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Alba moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #111 and #109; by 2025 that had become #105 and #117.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alba #105, Wilma #117.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2001–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Wilma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alba #119 in 2024, Wilma #2488 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #119, Wilma #2771.
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 | Alba | Wilma |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #105 (2025) | Norway · Girls #117 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alba and Wilma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alba
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #546 among girls in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Wilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #117 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls