Alma vs Sylvia

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 Sylvia #529 among girls in Norway.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alma was ranked #213 and Sylvia #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alma was ranked #234 and Sylvia #625 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Alma was ranked #315 and Sylvia #541 among girls in Scotland.

Alma and Sylvia over time

Alma and Sylvia appear together in 3 published lists, across 124 years of shared records. Sylvia 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.

Sylvia 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.

List by list

• Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2025

  Alma held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Sylvia in 31.

  Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Sylvia #134 in 1977.

  The order changed in 1995: Alma moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #507 and #494; by 1995 that had become #299 and #554.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Sylvia #529.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1964–2024

  Alma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sylvia in 32.

  Highest recorded here: Alma #204 in 1978, Sylvia #111 in 1972.

  The order changed in 2019: Alma moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #512 and #436; by 2019 that had become #502 and #871.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #213, Sylvia #898.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Sylvia in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Alma #228 in 2023, Sylvia #461 in 2023.

  The order changed in 2010: Alma moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #1105 and #835; by 2010 that had become #1040 and #1218.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alma #234, Sylvia #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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here