Alma vs Jillian

Alma and Jilliancompared 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 Jillian #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Alma was ranked #842 and Jillian #624 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alma and Jillian over time

Alma and Jillian appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

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 Jillian changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2007, ending at #842 and #624.
Closest over the longest run
Across 33 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alma and Jillian averaged 51.9 places apart, ending at #842 and #624.
Longest-running competitions
Alma and Jillian were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #842 and #624.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–2007
Alma held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jillian in 20.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Jillian #173 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Alma #842, Jillian #624.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jillian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Jillian #2096 in 1996.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #2727; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #3725.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Jillian #5891.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alma

Pairs where Alma shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Heidi vs Alma
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #188 and #293 in 1945 to #437 and #8 in 2025.
Heidi · Alma · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Kristin
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #293 and #130 in 1945 to #8 and #251 in 2025.
Alma · Kristin · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Solveig
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #293 and #14 in 1945 to #8 and #28 in 2025.
Alma · Solveig · 68 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Alma vs Hanne
Over 67 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Hanne fell — from #293 and #123 in 1945 to #8 and #318 in 2025.
Alma · Hanne · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alma, Jillian
Field	Alma	Jillian
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #8 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Alma and Jillian both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Jillian

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls