Alma vs Eileen
Alma and Eileencompared 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 Eileen #501 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Eileen #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Eileen #855 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Eileen #638 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Eileen over time
Alma and Eileen appear together in 3 published lists, across 142 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 1.
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.
Eileen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Alma in 1. 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 Eileen changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #8 and #501.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Eileen were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 62 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #8 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alma #228 in 2023, Eileen #855 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls62 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Eileen in 23.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Eileen #224 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Eileen #501.
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Eileen in 47.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Eileen #17 in 1964.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #445; by 2024 that had become #213 and #372.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Eileen #443.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Eileen in 9.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Eileen #855 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Alma moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1500 and #1165; by 2006 that had become #1087 and #1585.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Eileen #855.
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 | Eileen |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| 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 and Eileen 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
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls