Alice vs Norma
Alice and Normacompared 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 2023, Alice was ranked #50 and Norma #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Alice was ranked #87 and Norma #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1974, Alice was ranked #264 and Norma #574 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Norma over time
Alice and Norma appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Norma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Norma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alice 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Norma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 2001, ending at #87 and #606.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–2001
Alice held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Norma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #57 in 1964, Norma #154 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Alice #87, Norma #606.
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1945–1974
Alice held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Norma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #191 in 1960, Norma #291 in 1950.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Alice #264, Norma #574.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Norma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2017, Norma #3262 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #50, Norma #4709.
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 | Alice | Norma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Norma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Norma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls