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Amanda vs Honora

Amanda and Honoracompared 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 1987, Amanda was ranked #21 and Honora #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Honora #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Amanda and Honora over time

Amanda and Honora appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Honora in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Honora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amanda 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19641987

    Amanda held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Honora in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #21 in 1987, Honora #251 in 1965.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1987: Amanda #21, Honora #488.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Amanda, Honora
FieldAmandaHonora
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #52 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amanda and Honora both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Amanda

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1999

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Honora

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #300 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–1987

    Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1987).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls