Alma vs Libby
Alma and Libbycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #213 and Libby #342 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Libby #454 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Libby #260 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Libby over time
Alma and Libby appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Libby held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
Libby 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alma and Libby changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #213 and #342.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Libby fell — from #2096 and #220 in 1996 to #234 and #454 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Libby in 25.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Libby #48 in 2005.
The order changed in 2021: Alma moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #304 and #297; by 2021 that had become #267 and #328.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Libby #454.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1997–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Libby in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Libby #181 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #213, Libby #342.
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 | Libby |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #260 (2024) |
| 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 and Libby both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Libby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #220 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #48 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls