Alma vs Kathe
Alma and Kathecompared 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 1979, Alma was ranked #499 and Kathe #577 among girls in Norway.
Alma and Kathe over time
Alma and Kathe appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Kathe 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.
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 Kathe changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1979, ending at #499 and #577.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alma #293 in 1945, Kathe #234 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1945–1979
Alma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kathe in 14.
Highest recorded here: Alma #293 in 1945, Kathe #234 in 1945.
The order changed in 1973: Alma moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #455 and #394; by 1973 that had become #438 and #543.
Most recent shared year, 1979: Alma #499, Kathe #577.
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 | Kathe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #577 (1979) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Kathe 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 #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Kathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #234 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1979
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1979).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1979
Most recently recorded at #577 among girls in Norway, in 1979.
Norway · Girls