Amanda vs Josefine
Amanda and Josefinecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #52 and Josefine #24 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Amanda was ranked #794 and Josefine #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Josefine over time
Amanda and Josefine appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Josefine in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one 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 2 of those lists, and Josefine 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Josefine moved into the top 50 at #26 in 2024 as Amanda fell out of it to #52, having been #35 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Josefine moved ahead of Amanda in Norway · Girls — #35 and #42 the year before became #52 and #26.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Josefine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #52 and #24.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amanda #265 in 1998, Josefine #3225 in 1999.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1982–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Josefine in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #26 in 2016, Josefine #24 in 2025.
The order changed in 2024: Josefine moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #35 and #42; by 2024 that had become #52 and #26.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #52, Josefine #24.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2023
Amanda held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Josefine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #265 in 1998, Josefine #3225 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Amanda #794, Josefine #5687.
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 | Josefine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #24 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Josefine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Josefine
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls