Alma vs Edel
Alma and Edelcompared 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 Edel #262 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Alma was ranked #579 and Edel #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Alma was ranked #629 and Edel #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Edel over time
Alma and Edel appear together in 2 published lists, across 109 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Edel changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #8 and #262.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Edel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #8 and #262.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Edel in 25.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Edel #81 in 1949.
The order changed in 2001: Alma moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #364 and #350; by 2001 that had become #281 and #485.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Edel #262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1964–2017
Alma held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Edel in 41.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Edel #31 in 1986.
The order changed in 2016: Alma moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #581 and #402; by 2016 that had become #515 and #585.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alma #579, Edel #873.
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 | Edel |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #262 (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 Edel 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
Edel
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls