Alma vs Dalia
Alma and Daliacompared 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 Dalia #370 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Dalia #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Dalia #686 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Dalia over time
Alma and Dalia appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dalia in 0.
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.
Alma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dalia 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 Dalia changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2025, ending at #8 and #370.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Dalia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #8 and #370.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alma #228 in 2023, Dalia #686 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1959–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Dalia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Dalia #355 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Dalia #370.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Dalia in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Dalia #686 in 2024.
The order changed in 2009: Alma moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1247 and #1206; by 2009 that had become #1105 and #1467.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Dalia #686.
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 | Dalia |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #370 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Dalia both have 2 syllables.
- 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 #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Dalia
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #448 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #370 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls