Alma vs Lene
Alma and Lenecompared 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 2021, Alma was ranked #9 and Lene #482 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Alma was ranked #749 and Lene #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Lene over time
Alma and Lene appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lene 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Alma moved ahead of Lene in Norway · Girls — #154 and #130 the year before became #166 and #188.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Lene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1946 to 2021, ending at #9 and #482.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1946–2021
Alma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lene in 45.
Highest recorded here: Alma #9 in 2021, Lene #4 in 1976.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #154 and #130; by 2004 that had become #166 and #188.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Alma #9, Lene #482.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2000–2012
Alma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lene in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alma #749 in 2012, Lene #1831 in 2000.
The order changed in 2001: Alma moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #2416 and #1831; by 2001 that had become #1728 and #3998.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alma #749, Lene #5876.
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 | Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #482 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Lene both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #377 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2021
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1946–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #482 among girls in Norway, in 2021.
Norway · Girls