Amanda vs Genevieve
Amanda and Genevievecompared 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 2007, Amanda was ranked #413 and Genevieve #351 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #608 and Genevieve #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Genevieve #583 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Genevieve over time
Amanda and Genevieve appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Genevieve in 0.
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.
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 Genevieve changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1036 and #583.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Genevieve were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #608 and #483.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1964–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Genevieve in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #15 in 1986, Genevieve #235 in 1977.
The order changed in 2025: Genevieve moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #631 and #898; by 2025 that had become #608 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #608, Genevieve #483.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amanda held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Genevieve in 14.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Genevieve #397 in 2012.
The order changed in 2012: Genevieve moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #499 and #509; by 2012 that had become #470 and #397.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #1036, Genevieve #583.
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 | Genevieve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Genevieve.
- 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
Genevieve
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 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: #235 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls