Amalie vs Ruby-Mae
Amalie and Ruby-Maecompared 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 Ruby-Mae #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
Amalie and Ruby-Mae over time
Amalie and Ruby-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Amalie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ruby-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ruby-Mae 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amalie and Ruby-Mae changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1128 and #1541.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amalie #561 in 2013, Ruby-Mae #504 in 2012.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Amalie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ruby-Mae in 10.
Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Ruby-Mae #504 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalie #1128, Ruby-Mae #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 | Amalie | Ruby-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #25 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amalie and Ruby-Mae both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Ruby-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #504 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls