Alma vs Synøve
Alma and Synøvecompared 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 2012, Alma was ranked #38 and Synøve #552 among girls in Norway.
Alma and Synøve over time
Alma and Synøve appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Synøve 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.
Synøve reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Synøve fell — from #293 and #250 in 1945 to #38 and #552 in 2012.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1945–2012
Alma held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Synøve in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alma #38 in 2012, Synøve #224 in 1957.
The order changed in 1970: Alma moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #402 and #397; by 1970 that had become #471 and #560.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alma #38, Synøve #552.
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 | Synøve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | Norway · Girls #552 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Synøve both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Synøve
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #250 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #222 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #552 among girls in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Girls