Alma vs Zeinab
Alma and Zeinabcompared 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 Zeinab #558 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alma was ranked #211 and Zeinab #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Alma was ranked #937 and Zeinab #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alma and Zeinab over time
Alma and Zeinab appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Alma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Zeinab 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.
Zeinab 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 Zeinab changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #211 and #2788.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Alma held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Zeinab in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alma #211 in 2025, Zeinab #1031 in 1996.
The order changed in 2004: Alma moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2727 and #1843; by 2004 that had become #1535 and #1836.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alma #211, Zeinab #2788.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1972–2012
Alma held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Zeinab in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alma #38 in 2012, Zeinab #413 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Alma #38, Zeinab #558.
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 | Zeinab |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #8 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alma and Zeinab both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Zeinab
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #498 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2012
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1966–2012).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls