Alma vs Hafsa
Alma and Hafsacompared 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 Hafsa #403 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Hafsa #220 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Hafsa #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Hafsa #476 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Hafsa over time
Alma and Hafsa appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hafsa in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hafsa 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 Hafsa changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1986 and 2025, ending at #8 and #403.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Hafsa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #8 and #403.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alma #228 in 2023, Hafsa #216 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1986–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hafsa in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Hafsa #298 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Hafsa #403.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hafsa in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Hafsa #216 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Hafsa #220.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2002–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Hafsa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Hafsa #555 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Hafsa #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 | Hafsa |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #403 (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 Hafsa both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Hafsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #216 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls