Fidelma vs Norma
Fidelma and Normacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1995, Fidelma was ranked #352 and Norma #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Fidelma and Norma over time
Fidelma and Norma appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Norma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fidelma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fidelma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Norma 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
Fidelma and Norma changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1995, ending at #352 and #451.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma and Norma averaged 58.2 places apart, ending at #352 and #451.
- Longest-running competitions
Fidelma and Norma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 1995, ending at #352 and #451.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fidelma #116 in 1967, Norma #154 in 1969.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–1995
Fidelma held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Norma in 18.
Highest recorded here: Fidelma #116 in 1967, Norma #154 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Fidelma #352, Norma #451.
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 | Fidelma | Norma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (1995) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fidelma has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Norma.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Fidelma
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 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 recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1995.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Norma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls