Alma vs Frida
Alma and Fridacompared 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 Frida #5 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Frida #811 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Frida #431 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Alma was ranked #410 and Frida #700 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Frida over time
Alma and Frida appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Frida changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2024, ending at #234 and #811.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Frida were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 62 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #8 and #5.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alma #228 in 2023, Frida #504 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls62 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Frida in 49.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Frida #5 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Frida #5.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Frida in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Frida #504 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Frida #811.
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 | Frida |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | FREE-dah |
| 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) | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Alma does not have one recorded yet.
- Alma and Frida both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Alma doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 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 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls