Alma vs Christine
Alma and Christine compared 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 Christine #498 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Christine #1639 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Christine #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Christine over time
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.
Alma and Christine over time
Alma and Christine appear together in 3 published lists, across 144 years of shared records. Christine held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
Christine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alma 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2005, Alma moved ahead of Christine in Norway · Girls — #166 and #138 the year before became #142 and #162.
- Mirrored each other
Over 65 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Christine fell — from #293 and #253 in 1945 to #8 and #498 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Christine were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #211 and #1639.
List by list
Norway · Girls65 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Christine in 46.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2025, Christine #22 in 1988.
The order changed in 2005: Alma moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #166 and #138; by 2005 that had become #142 and #162.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Christine #498.
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Christine in 40.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Christine #52 in 1989.
The order changed in 2022: Alma moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #502 and #502; by 2022 that had become #389 and #747.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Christine #885.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Christine in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Christine #361 in 1996.
The order changed in 2011: Alma moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1040 and #946; by 2011 that had become #702 and #766.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Christine #1639.
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 | Christine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | England and Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway | New South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #498 (2025) |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Christine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Christine
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1992
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls