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Amalie vs Thea

Amalie and Theacompared 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 Thea #50 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Amalie was ranked #894 and Thea #66 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Amalie was ranked #896 and Thea #244 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Amalie and Thea over time

Amalie and Thea appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Thea held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1978–2025

    Amalie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Thea in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Amalie #6 in 2018, Thea #1 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2018: Amalie moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #11 and #10; by 2018 that had become #6 and #22.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #25, Thea #50.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Amalie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Thea in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Amalie #561 in 2013, Thea #46 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalie #894, Thea #66.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Amalie

Pairs where Amalie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Thea

Pairs where Thea shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amalie, Thea
FieldAmalieThea
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa and other similar-sounding Greek-rooted names.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek (via Germanic/Scandinavian transmission)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈteː.a/
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #25 (2025)Norway · Girls #50 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Thea has a recorded origin (Greek (via Germanic/Scandinavian transmission)); Amalie does not have one recorded yet.
  • Amalie has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Thea.
  • A meaning is recorded for Thea; Amalie doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

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 #894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Thea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1950

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1950–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1950–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #66 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls