Amalia vs Elinor
Amalia and Elinorcompared 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, Amalia was ranked #338 and Elinor #316 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Amalia was ranked #502 and Elinor #1197 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalia and Elinor over time
Amalia and Elinor appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Amalia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elinor 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.
Elinor reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amalia 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
Amalia and Elinor changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1995 and 2025, ending at #338 and #316.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Norway · Girls, Amalia and Elinor averaged 55.8 places apart, ending at #338 and #316.
- Longest-running competitions
Amalia and Elinor were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #502 and #1197.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Amalia held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Elinor in 15.
Highest recorded here: Amalia #367 in 2021, Elinor #273 in 1996.
The order changed in 2012: Amalia moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #1015 and #973; by 2012 that had become #749 and #955.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalia #502, Elinor #1197.
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1995–2025
Amalia held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Elinor in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amalia #300 in 2024, Elinor #262 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalia #338, Elinor #316.
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 | Amalia | Elinor |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #338 (2025) | Norway · Girls #316 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalia and Elinor both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amalia
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #654 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #300 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #502 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elinor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #243 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls