Alayna vs Amara
Alayna and Amaracompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alayna was ranked #384 and Amara #113 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alayna was ranked #234 and Amara #118 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alayna was ranked #391 and Amara #264 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alayna was ranked #718 and Amara #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alayna and Amara over time
Alayna and Amara appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Amara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alayna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alayna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amara 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
Alayna and Amara changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #234 and #118.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alayna #153 in 2022, Amara #118 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alayna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Amara in 27.
Highest recorded here: Alayna #153 in 2022, Amara #118 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alayna #234, Amara #118.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2013–2025
Alayna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Amara in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alayna #551 in 2019, Amara #404 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alayna #718, Amara #443.
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 | Alayna | Amara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #76 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alayna and Amara both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alayna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Amara
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #661 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2023–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls