Alma vs Eithne
Alma and Eithnecompared 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 2015, Alma was ranked #609 and Eithne #3252 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Alma was ranked #660 and Eithne #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Eithne over time
Alma and Eithne appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 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.
Eithne 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 Eithne changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2013, ending at #660 and #894.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Eithne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 2013, ending at #660 and #894.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–2013
Alma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eithne in 21.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Eithne #119 in 1966.
The order changed in 2013: Alma moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #528 and #528; by 2013 that had become #660 and #894.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Alma #660, Eithne #894.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2015
Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Eithne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #609 in 2015, Eithne #2407 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Alma #609, Eithne #3252.
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 | Eithne |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3252 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Eithne 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
Eithne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #126 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #119 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #3252 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls