Alma vs Rita
Alma and Ritacompared 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 Rita #473 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #226 and Rita #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Rita #625 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Rita #431 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Rita over time
Alma and Rita appear together in 3 published lists, across 144 years of shared records. Rita held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alma in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rita 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 Rita changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #625.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Rita were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 66 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #8 and #473.
List by list
Norway · Girls66 shared years, 1945–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Rita in 40.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Rita #25 in 1963.
The order changed in 2000: Alma moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #337 and #315; by 2000 that had become #364 and #478.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #8, Rita #473.
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Rita in 39.
Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Rita #59 in 1964.
The order changed in 2024: Alma moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #625 and #495; by 2024 that had become #213 and #504.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #226, Rita #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alma held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Rita in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Rita #573 in 2016.
The order changed in 2015: Alma moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #629 and #625; by 2015 that had become #609 and #735.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Rita #625.
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 | Rita |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (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 Rita 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
Rita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls