Alma vs Meah
Alma and Meahcompared 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 Meah #4001 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Meah over time
Alma and Meah appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meah 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.
Meah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1999–2019
Alma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Meah in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #345 in 2019, Meah #1660 in 2006.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #1996; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #1952.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Alma #345, Meah #4001.
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 | Meah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4001 (2019) |
| 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 Meah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Meah
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2189 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2017
Highest recorded position: #330 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2012–2017).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4001 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls