Alma vs Francesca
Alma and Francescacompared 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 Francesca #102 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Francesca #152 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Francesca #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Francesca over time
Alma and Francesca appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Francesca held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Francesca changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1972 and 2025, ending at #226 and #443.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Francesca fell — from #2096 and #62 in 1996 to #234 and #102 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Francesca were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #226 and #443.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1972–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Francesca in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Francesca #268 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Francesca #443.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francesca in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Francesca #53 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Francesca #102.
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 | Francesca |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Francesca.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Francesca
Popularity journey
First recorded1972
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls