Amalia vs Esmay
Amalia and Esmaycompared 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 2024, Amalia was ranked #418 and Esmay #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Amalia was ranked #464 and Esmay #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amalia and Esmay over time
Amalia and Esmay appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Amalia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Esmay in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Esmay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2000–2024
Amalia held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Esmay in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amalia #367 in 2021, Esmay #517 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalia #418, Esmay #1541.
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 | Esmay |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #338 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Esmay.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 #338 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Esmay
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #517 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls