Alma vs Christel
Alma and Christelcompared 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 2017, Alma was ranked #12 and Christel #484 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Alma was ranked #362 and Christel #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Christel over time
Alma and Christel appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Christel 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
Alma and Christel changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2017, ending at #12 and #484.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Christel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1945 to 2017, ending at #12 and #484.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1945–2017
Alma held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Christel in 23.
Highest recorded here: Alma #12 in 2017, Christel #170 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alma #12, Christel #484.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2018
Alma held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Christel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #362 in 2018, Christel #3382 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alma #362, Christel #5666.
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 | Alma | Christel |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Christel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Christel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #339 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls