Alma vs Kamila
Alma and Kamilacompared 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 2023, Alma was ranked #5 and Kamila #516 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Kamila #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Kamila #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Alma was ranked #389 and Kamila #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Kamila over time
Alma and Kamila appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kamila in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kamila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Kamila changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #1230.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Kamila were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1970 to 2023, ending at #5 and #516.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1970–2023
Alma held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kamila in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Kamila #176 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alma #5, Kamila #516.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Kamila in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Kamila #841 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Kamila #1230.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2022
Alma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kamila in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #270 in 2021, Kamila #319 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alma #389, Kamila #559.
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 | Kamila |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kamila.
- 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
Kamila
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2023
Highest recorded position: #176 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1970–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls