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Amanda vs Iseult

Amanda and Iseultcompared 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 2024, Amanda was ranked #631 and Iseult #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2022, Amanda was ranked #775 and Iseult #5669 among girls in England and Wales.

Amanda and Iseult over time

Amanda and Iseult appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iseult in 0.

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

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

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Amanda and Iseult changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2024, ending at #631 and #631.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amanda and Iseult were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 47 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #631 and #631.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 19652024

    Amanda held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Iseult in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #17 in 1985, Iseult #316 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #631, Iseult #631.

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, Iseult
FieldAmandaIseult
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
Syllables32
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)Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (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 has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iseult.
  • 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

Iseult

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–2024

    Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1965–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls