Alma vs Milla
Alma and Millacompared 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 Milla #284 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Milla #3705 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #213 and Milla #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Milla over time
Alma and Milla appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Milla 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.
Milla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Milla changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #211 and #3705.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Milla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1987 to 2025, ending at #8 and #284.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1987–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Milla in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Milla #49 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Milla #284.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Milla in 11.
Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Milla #654 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Milla #3705.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2006–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Milla in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Milla #550 in 2006.
The order changed in 2013: Alma moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #937 and #798; by 2013 that had become #660 and #747.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #213, Milla #898.
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 | Milla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #284 (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 Milla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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 #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Milla
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #666 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2025
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1987–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls