Alma vs Edda
Alma and Eddacompared 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 Edda #261 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Alma was ranked #267 and Edda #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Edda over time
Alma and Edda appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Edda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Edda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #8 and #261.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alma #5 in 2023, Edda #243 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1975–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Edda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Edda #243 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Edda #261.
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 | Edda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #261 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Edda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Edda
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #589 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #261 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls