Alma vs Rania
Alma and Raniacompared 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 2024, Alma was ranked #8 and Rania #436 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Rania #776 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Rania #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Alma was ranked #579 and Rania #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Rania over time
Alma and Rania appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Rania 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 Rania changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #776.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Rania were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1975 to 2024, ending at #8 and #436.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1975–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Rania in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Rania #349 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #8, Rania #436.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rania in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Rania #624 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Rania #776.
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 | Rania |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #436 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Rania 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
Rania
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #619 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2024
Highest recorded position: #349 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1975–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #776 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls