Ada vs Amalie
Ada and Amaliecompared 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, Ada was ranked #18 and Amalie #25 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Amalie #1128 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Ada was ranked #180 and Amalie #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ada and Amalie over time
Ada and Amalie appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Amalie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ada 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
Ada and Amalie changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1978 and 2025, ending at #18 and #25.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Amalie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #18 and #25.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ada #6 in 2019, Amalie #6 in 2018.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1978–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Amalie in 31.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Amalie #6 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Amalie #25.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Amalie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Amalie #561 in 2013.
The order changed in 2008: Ada moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #919 and #809; by 2008 that had become #699 and #831.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Amalie #1128.
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 | Ada | Amalie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Amalie does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Amalie.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Amalie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 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: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Amalie
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #593 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls