Amanda vs Emer
Amanda and Emercompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Amanda was ranked #354 and Emer #266 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #608 and Emer #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Amanda was ranked #775 and Emer #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Emer over time
Amanda and Emer appear together in 3 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Emer held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Amanda in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amanda and Emer changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #608 and #608.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amanda and Emer averaged 52.8 places apart, ending at #608 and #608.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Emer were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 61 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #608 and #608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Amanda #164 in 1998, Emer #85 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1964–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Emer in 31.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #15 in 1986, Emer #43 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #608, Emer #608.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2022
Amanda held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Emer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Emer #952 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Amanda #775, Emer #5669.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2022
Amanda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emer in 14.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #164 in 1998, Emer #85 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Amanda #354, Emer #266.
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 | Emer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (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
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Emer.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Emer
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #108 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls