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Amalie vs Eimear

Amalie and Eimearcompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Amalie was ranked #896 and Eimear #94 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Amalie was ranked #1128 and Eimear #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Amalie and Eimear over time

Amalie and Eimear appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Amalie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eimear 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.

Eimear 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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Amalie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Eimear in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Eimear #1365 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2002: Amalie moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #3998 and #1439; by 2002 that had become #938 and #3409.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalie #1128, Eimear #4192.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Amalie, Eimear
FieldAmalieEimear
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #25 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eimear.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Amalie

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1978–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1978–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Eimear

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls