Amalie vs Etta
Amalie and Ettacompared 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, Amalie was ranked #1128 and Etta #141 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Etta over time
Amalie and Etta appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Etta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amalie 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.
Amalie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Etta 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 · Girls23 shared years, 1999–2024
Amalie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Etta in 12.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Etta #141 in 2024.
The order changed in 2014: Etta moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #561 and #608; by 2014 that had become #582 and #570.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalie #1128, Etta #141.
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 | Etta |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Etta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Etta
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls