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Alma vs Christina

Alma and Christinacompared 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, Alma was ranked #8 and Christina #497 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Christina #1051 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Christina #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Christina #541 among girls in Scotland.

Alma and Christina over time

Alma and Christina appear together in 3 published lists, across 146 years of shared records. Christina held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Alma in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Christina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2007, Alma moved ahead of Christina in Norway · Girls — #119 and #76 the year before became #102 and #112.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Christina fell — from #390 and #307 in 1946 to #8 and #497 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alma and Christina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #211 and #1051.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1946–2025

    Alma held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Christina in 45.

    Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Christina #12 in 1989.

    The order changed in 2007: Alma moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #119 and #76; by 2007 that had become #102 and #112.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Christina #497.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2025

    Alma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Christina in 47.

    Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Christina #40 in 1964.

    The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #495; by 2024 that had become #213 and #441.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Christina #381.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Alma held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Christina in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Christina #172 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2017: Alma moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #529 and #499; by 2017 that had become #413 and #637.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Christina #1051.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alma

Pairs where Alma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Christina

Pairs where Christina shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alma, Christina
FieldAlmaChristina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #8 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Christina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Alma

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Christina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #307 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls