Amal vs Thanh
Amal and Thanhcompared 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 2003, Amal was ranked #277 and Thanh #616 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Amal was ranked #907 and Thanh #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2011, Amal was ranked #3300 and Thanh #4647 among boys in England and Wales.
Amal and Thanh over time
Amal and Thanh appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Amal held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thanh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thanh 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 Thanh changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 2003, ending at #277 and #616.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1962–2003
Amal held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Thanh in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amal #245 in 1972, Thanh #329 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Amal #277, Thanh #616.
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 | Thanh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5691 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amal has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thanh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #208 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #367 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thanh
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–2003
Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1954–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Girls