Alma vs Dara
Alma and Daracompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Dara #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Dara #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Dara #790 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Dara over time
Alma and Dara appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Dara 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 Dara changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #2574.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Dara fell — from #2096 and #1646 in 1996 to #234 and #2574 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Dara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #226 and #352.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1966–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Dara in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Dara #175 in 1969.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #339; by 2024 that had become #213 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Dara #352.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Dara in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Dara #1393 in 1999.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #1722; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #2802.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Dara #2574.
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 | Dara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Dara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls