Amal vs Brent
Amal and Brentcompared 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 · Boys
In 2020, Amal was ranked #3848 and Brent #4608 among boys in England and Wales.
Amal and Brent over time
Amal and Brent appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Brent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amal in 0.
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.
Amal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Brent 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
Amal and Brent changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2020, ending at #3848 and #4608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Amal #1761 in 1997, Brent #571 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2020
Amal held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Brent in 12.
Highest recorded here: Amal #1761 in 1997, Brent #571 in 1998.
The order changed in 2020: Amal moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4810 and #4810; by 2020 that had become #3848 and #4608.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Amal #3848, Brent #4608.
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 | Amal | Brent |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #177 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Brent.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Amal
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #177 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #177 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Brent
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys