Alma vs Noemi
Alma and Noemicompared 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 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Noemi #1065 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alma was ranked #625 and Noemi #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Noemi over time
Alma and Noemi appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Noemi 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.
Noemi 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 Noemi changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2007 and 2023, ending at #625 and #856.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Noemi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Noemi #1035 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Noemi #1065.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2007–2023
Alma held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Noemi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alma #502 in 2019, Noemi #468 in 2007.
The order changed in 2018: Alma moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #579 and #471; by 2018 that had become #512 and #734.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alma #625, Noemi #856.
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 | Noemi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #1065 (2024) |
| 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 Noemi 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
Noemi
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2701 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2007–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1065 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls