Elma vs Valeria
Elma and Valeriacompared 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, Elma was ranked #288 and Valeria #334 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1980, Elma was ranked #432 and Valeria #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Elma was ranked #1079 and Valeria #983 among girls in England and Wales.
Elma and Valeria over time
Elma and Valeria appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Elma and Valeria changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #288 and #334.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Elma #1079 in 2025, Valeria #918 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1999–2025
Elma held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Valeria in 21.
Highest recorded here: Elma #1079 in 2025, Valeria #918 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elma #1079, Valeria #983.
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1981–2025
Elma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Valeria in 3.
Highest recorded here: Elma #224 in 2022, Valeria #313 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elma #288, Valeria #334.
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 | Elma | Valeria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #288 (2025) | Norway · Girls #334 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elma has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Valeria.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Elma
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Valeria
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #983 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls