Amalie vs Iben
Amalie and Ibencompared 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, Amalie was ranked #25 and Iben #17 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Amalie was ranked #931 and Iben #4798 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Iben over time
Amalie and Iben appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Amalie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iben 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 Iben 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Iben moved ahead of Amalie in Norway · Girls — #12 and #16 the year before became #17 and #7.
- Longest-running competitions
Amalie and Iben were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, ending at #25 and #17.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1988–2025
Amalie held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Iben in 4.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #6 in 2018, Iben #7 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Iben moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #12 and #16; by 2022 that had become #17 and #7.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #25, Iben #17.
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 | Iben |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | Norway · Girls #17 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iben.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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 #894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Iben
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #668 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: #7 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #17 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls