Abaigh vs Amanda
Abaigh and Amandacompared 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 2011, Abaigh was ranked #937 and Amanda #299 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Abaigh was ranked #440 and Amanda #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Abaigh and Amanda over time
Abaigh and Amanda appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abaigh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abaigh 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2001–2011
Abaigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amanda in 9.
Highest recorded here: Abaigh #464 in 2006, Amanda #134 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Abaigh #937, Amanda #299.
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 | Abaigh | Amanda |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #424 (2019) | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abaigh has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Amanda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abaigh
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2019
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2007–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls