Alma vs Gunnlaug
Alma and Gunnlaugcompared 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 1972, Alma was ranked #455 and Gunnlaug #599 among girls in Norway.
Alma and Gunnlaug over time
Alma and Gunnlaug appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Gunnlaug held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alma in 0.
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.
Alma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gunnlaug 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alma #293 in 1945, Gunnlaug #181 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls13 shared years, 1945–1972
Alma held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Gunnlaug in 8.
Highest recorded here: Alma #293 in 1945, Gunnlaug #181 in 1946.
The order changed in 1963: Alma moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #441 and #416; by 1963 that had become #410 and #419.
Most recent shared year, 1972: Alma #455, Gunnlaug #599.
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 | Gunnlaug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #599 (1972) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Gunnlaug both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Gunnlaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #186 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1972
Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1972).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1972
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 1972.
Norway · Girls