Alida vs Amanda
Alida 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alida was ranked #219 and Amanda #52 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Alida was ranked #5687 and Amanda #794 among girls in England and Wales.
Alida and Amanda over time
Alida and Amanda appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alida in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alida reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amanda 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alida and Amanda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #219 and #52.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alida #127 in 2015, Amanda #26 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025
Alida held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amanda in 35.
Highest recorded here: Alida #127 in 2015, Amanda #26 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alida #219, Amanda #52.
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 | Alida | 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #219 (2025) | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alida and Amanda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alida
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #629 among girls in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1991–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #219 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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