Alma vs Luisa
Alma and Luisacompared 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 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Luisa #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Luisa #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Luisa #638 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Luisa over time
Alma and Luisa appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Luisa 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 Luisa changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1968 and 2025, ending at #226 and #483.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Luisa fell — from #2096 and #620 in 1996 to #234 and #1230 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Luisa in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Luisa #612 in 2001.
The order changed in 2011: Alma moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1040 and #988; by 2011 that had become #702 and #959.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Luisa #1230.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1968–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Luisa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Luisa #401 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Luisa #483.
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 | Luisa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| 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 Luisa 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
Luisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls