Alma vs Eirinn
Alma and Eirinncompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Eirinn #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alma was ranked #625 and Eirinn #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Eirinn over time
Alma and Eirinn appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Eirinn 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 Eirinn changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2002 and 2023, ending at #625 and #625.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Eirinn fell — from #3225 and #1970 in 1999 to #234 and #3695 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Eirinn in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Eirinn #1970 in 1999.
The order changed in 2001: Alma moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #3225 and #1970; by 2001 that had become #1728 and #2783.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Eirinn #3695.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2023
Alma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Eirinn in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #410 in 2020, Eirinn #341 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alma #625, Eirinn #625.
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 | Eirinn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #127 (2024) |
| 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 Eirinn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Eirinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #1970 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #102 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls