Alma vs Danika
Alma and Danikacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Danika #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Alma was ranked #764 and Danika #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Danika over time
Alma and Danika appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Danika 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.
Danika reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Danika changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #4843.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Danika in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Danika #801 in 1998.
The order changed in 2008: Alma moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1196 and #1160; by 2008 that had become #1247 and #1516.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Danika #4843.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1986–2006
Alma held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Danika in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #242 in 1987, Danika #329 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Alma #764, Danika #764.
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 | Danika |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Danika.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Danika
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #334 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2006
Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1986–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls