Alma vs Mina
Alma and Minacompared 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 Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #213 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Mina over time
Alma and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Mina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alma in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mina 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 Mina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #493.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 63 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #8 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mina in 40.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mina in 17.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 2015: Alma moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #629 and #606; by 2015 that had become #609 and #787.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2011–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #213 in 2024, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order changed in 2014: Alma moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #937 and #937; by 2014 that had become #661 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #213, Mina #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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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 #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls