Alma vs Lucille
Alma and Lucillecompared 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 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Lucille #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Alma was ranked #512 and Lucille #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Lucille over time
Alma and Lucille appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lucille 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.
Lucille 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Lucille fell — from #2096 and #1434 in 1996 to #211 and #2788 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Lucille were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #211 and #2788.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lucille in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Lucille #1074 in 1997.
The order changed in 2005: Alma moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1535 and #1459; by 2005 that had become #1500 and #2682.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Lucille #2788.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1964–2018
Alma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lucille in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Lucille #327 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alma #512, Lucille #629.
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 | Lucille |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lucille.
- 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 #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lucille
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls