Ally vs Alma
Ally 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, Ally was ranked #483 and Alma #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ally was ranked #2771 and Alma #234 among girls in England and Wales.
Ally and Alma over time
Ally and Alma appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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.
Ally reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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
Ally and Alma changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #483 and #226.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Ally fell — from #267 and #528 in 1999 to #483 and #226 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024
Ally held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Alma in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ally #936 in 2001, Alma #228 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ally #2771, Alma #234.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2025
Ally held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Alma in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ally #238 in 2002, Alma #213 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #404 and #625; by 2024 that had become #342 and #213.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ally #483, 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 | Ally | Alma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ally and Alma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ally
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 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