Amal vs Marcie
Amal and Marciecompared 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, Amal was ranked #177 and Marcie #667 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amal was ranked #215 and Marcie #790 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Amal was ranked #446 and Marcie #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Amal and Marcie over time
Amal and Marcie appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Amal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marcie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marcie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amal 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 Marcie changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #177 and #667.
- Longest-running competitions
Amal and Marcie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #177 and #667.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Amal held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Marcie in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amal #177 in 2025, Marcie #537 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amal #177, Marcie #667.
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 | Marcie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #177 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #667 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Amal and Marcie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Marcie
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 recorded2016–2021
Highest recorded position: #350 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2016–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #667 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls