Alma vs Ulla
Alma and Ullacompared 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 Ulla #386 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Alma was ranked #228 and Ulla #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Alma and Ulla over time
Alma and Ulla appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulla 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.
Ulla 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alma and Ulla changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #8 and #386.
- Mirrored each other
Over 48 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alma rose about as far as Ulla fell — from #293 and #217 in 1945 to #8 and #386 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alma and Ulla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #8 and #386.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1945–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Ulla in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alma #5 in 2023, Ulla #166 in 1959.
The order changed in 1974: Alma moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #438 and #385; by 1974 that had become #366 and #528.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #8, Ulla #386.
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 | Ulla |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #386 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Ulla 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
Ulla
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #217 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: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #386 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls