Alma vs Safia
Alma and Safiacompared 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 2025, Alma was ranked #8 and Safia #524 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Safia #922 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Alma was ranked #270 and Safia #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Safia #790 among girls in Scotland.
Alma and Safia over time
Alma and Safia appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Safia 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 Safia changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1948 and 2025, ending at #8 and #524.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Safia fell — from #2096 and #594 in 1996 to #211 and #922 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Safia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #211 and #922.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Safia in 18.
Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Safia #440 in 1999.
The order changed in 2014: Alma moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #684 and #554; by 2014 that had become #629 and #688.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Safia #922.
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1948–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Safia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #8 in 2024, Safia #381 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Safia #524.
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 | Safia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #524 (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 Safia 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 #211 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Safia
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #382 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #381 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls