Alivia vs Amira
Alivia and Amiracompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alivia was ranked #2788 and Amira #124 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alivia was ranked #790 and Amira #215 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alivia was ranked #391 and Amira #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alivia and Amira over time
Alivia and Amira appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alivia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alivia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amira 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
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Alivia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amira in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alivia #547 in 2014, Amira #124 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alivia #2788, Amira #124.
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 | Alivia | Amira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (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
- Alivia and Amira both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Alivia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 recorded2014–2023
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2014–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Amira
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #442 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls