Leonora vs Wilma
Leonora and Wilmacompared 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, Leonora was ranked #97 and Wilma #117 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1974, Leonora was ranked #428 and Wilma #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Leonora was ranked #561 and Wilma #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Leonora and Wilma over time
Leonora and Wilma appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Leonora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Wilma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leonora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wilma 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
Leonora and Wilma changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1998 and 2025, ending at #97 and #117.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Leonora and Wilma averaged 53.6 places apart, ending at #97 and #117.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Leonora #561 in 2025, Wilma #2278 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025
Leonora held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Wilma in 6.
Highest recorded here: Leonora #92 in 2016, Wilma #109 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leonora #97, Wilma #117.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2009–2025
Leonora held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Wilma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Leonora #561 in 2025, Wilma #2278 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leonora #561, Wilma #2278.
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 | Leonora | Wilma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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 #97 (2025) | Norway · Girls #117 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leonora has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Wilma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Leonora
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1989–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #561 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Wilma
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #523 among girls in Norway in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls