Alma vs Lin
Alma and Lincompared 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 2025, Alma was ranked #8 and Lin #513 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Lin #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Lin over time
Alma and Lin appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lin 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.
Lin 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 Lin changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 2025, ending at #8 and #513.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Lin fell — from #471 and #253 in 1970 to #8 and #513 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1970–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lin in 8.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Lin #114 in 1973.
The order changed in 1987: Alma moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #620 and #539; by 1987 that had become #514 and #569.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Lin #513.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2005–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #234 in 2024, Lin #3549 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Lin #3695.
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 | Lin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #513 (2025) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lin.
- 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
Lin
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #513 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls