Alma vs Farah
Alma and Farahcompared 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 2023, Alma was ranked #5 and Farah #506 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Farah #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Farah #708 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Farah over time
Alma and Farah appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 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.
Farah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Farah changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1963 and 2023, ending at #5 and #506.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Farah fell — from #2096 and #443 in 1996 to #234 and #708 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Farah were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1963 to 2023, ending at #5 and #506.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1963–2023
Alma held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Farah in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Farah #380 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alma #5, Farah #506.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Farah in 18.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Farah #428 in 2001.
The order changed in 2015: Alma moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #629 and #613; by 2015 that had become #609 and #637.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Farah #708.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2007–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Farah in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Farah #353 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #555; by 2024 that had become #213 and #631.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Farah #608.
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 | Farah |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Farah 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
Farah
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #502 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls