Alma vs Mandy
Alma and Mandycompared 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 2019, Alma was ranked #345 and Mandy #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Alma was ranked #842 and Mandy #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Mandy over time
Alma and Mandy appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mandy 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Mandy changed places 18 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2007, ending at #842 and #842.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 31 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alma and Mandy averaged 45.5 places apart, ending at #842 and #842.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Mandy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #842 and #842.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alma #204 in 1978, Mandy #220 in 1980.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–2007
Alma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mandy in 11.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Mandy #220 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Alma #842, Mandy #842.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2019
Alma held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mandy in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #345 in 2019, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #2191; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #1715.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Alma #345, Mandy #4686.
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 | Mandy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4686 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Mandy both have 2 syllables.
- 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 #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mandy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls