Alma vs Rina
Alma and Rinacompared 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 2020, Alma was ranked #15 and Rina #505 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Rina #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Rina over time
Alma and Rina appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rina 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.
Rina 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 Rina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #2771.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Rina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1965 to 2020, ending at #15 and #505.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1965–2020
Alma held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Rina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alma #15 in 2020, Rina #391 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Alma #15, Rina #505.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Rina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Rina #1442 in 2002.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #2436; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #2278.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Rina #2771.
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 | Rina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Rina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Rina
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2020
Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1952–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls