Amalie vs Amy-Louise
Amalie and Amy-Louisecompared 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 2015, Amalie was ranked #708 and Amy-Louise #3252 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Amy-Louise over time
Amalie and Amy-Louise appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Amalie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amy-Louise 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.
Amy-Louise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amalie 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 · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2015
Amalie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Amy-Louise in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Amy-Louise #629 in 1997.
The order changed in 2002: Amalie moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #3998 and #1063; by 2002 that had become #938 and #1151.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Amalie #708, Amy-Louise #3252.
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 | Amalie | Amy-Louise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3252 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Amy-Louise.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Amalie
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #593 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Amy-Louise
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 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 recorded2000–2009
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2009).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #3252 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls