Alma vs Leann
Alma and Leanncompared 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 2018, Alma was ranked #362 and Leann #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1996, Alma was ranked #534 and Leann #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Leann over time
Alma and Leann appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leann 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.
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 Leann changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #362 and #5666.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2018
Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leann in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alma #362 in 2018, Leann #1805 in 1999.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #2191; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #2530.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alma #362, Leann #5666.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1979–1996
Alma held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Leann in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #224 in 1983, Leann #203 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Alma #534, Leann #534.
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 | Leann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leann.
- 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
Leann
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1979–1996
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1979–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls