Amanda vs Ayla
Amanda and Aylacompared 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 2025, Amanda was ranked #608 and Ayla #39 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Ayla #47 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #52 and Ayla #114 among girls in Norway.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Amanda was ranked #354 and Ayla #103 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Amanda and Ayla over time
Amanda and Ayla appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Ayla 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Ayla were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #52 and #114.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Ayla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #26 in 2016, Ayla #114 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #52, Ayla #114.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amanda held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ayla in 19.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Ayla #47 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Ayla moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #438 and #615; by 2006 that had become #484 and #456.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #1036, Ayla #47.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ayla in 12.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #148 in 2000, Ayla #39 in 2025.
The order changed in 2013: Ayla moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #264 and #280; by 2013 that had become #254 and #220.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #608, Ayla #39.
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 | Amanda | Ayla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #39 (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
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ayla.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #539 among girls in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2022 (recorded 2013–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls