Alma vs Daria
Alma and Dariacompared 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 Daria #428 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Daria #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Daria #583 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Daria #638 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Daria over time
Alma and Daria appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Daria held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alma in 1.
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.
Daria 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alma and Daria changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #583.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Daria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #8 and #428.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1978–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Daria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Daria #237 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Daria #428.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Daria in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Daria #313 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Daria #583.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Daria in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Daria #229 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #237; by 2024 that had become #213 and #441.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Daria #885.
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 | Daria |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #428 (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 Daria both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Daria
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #602 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #428 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls