Alma vs Naima
Alma and Naimacompared 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 2010, Alma was ranked #46 and Naima #500 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Naima #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Naima #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Naima over time
Alma and Naima appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 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.
Naima 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 Naima changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2010, ending at #46 and #500.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Naima fell — from #2096 and #1005 in 1996 to #234 and #1743 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Naima were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1969 to 2010, ending at #46 and #500.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1969–2010
Alma held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Naima in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alma #46 in 2010, Naima #340 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Alma #46, Naima #500.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Naima in 16.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Naima #545 in 2008.
The order changed in 2012: Alma moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #702 and #658; by 2012 that had become #749 and #857.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Naima #1743.
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 | Naima |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (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 Naima 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 #8 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Naima
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2010
Highest recorded position: #340 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1958–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls