Amanda vs Kinga
Amanda and Kingacompared 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 2013, Amanda was ranked #31 and Kinga #580 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Amanda was ranked #322 and Kinga #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Amanda was ranked #363 and Kinga #363 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Amanda was ranked #794 and Kinga #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Kinga over time
Amanda and Kinga appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kinga in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Kinga in 1. 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 Kinga changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1976 and 2013, ending at #31 and #580.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Kinga were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1976 to 2013, ending at #31 and #580.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1976–2013
Amanda held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kinga in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #31 in 2013, Kinga #255 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Amanda #31, Kinga #580.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2003–2023
Amanda held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Kinga in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #392 in 2004, Kinga #755 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Amanda #794, Kinga #4709.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2021
Amanda held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Kinga in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #178 in 2006, Kinga #236 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Amanda #322, Kinga #883.
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 | Kinga |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kinga.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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
Kinga
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #601 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2021
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2006–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls