Amanda vs Lavinia
Amanda and Laviniacompared 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 Lavinia #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Lavinia #952 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Lavinia over time
Amanda and Lavinia appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lavinia 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Lavinia were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #631 and #556.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1966–2024
Amanda held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Lavinia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #21 in 1987, Lavinia #284 in 1976.
The order changed in 2024: Lavinia moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #495 and #856; by 2024 that had become #631 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #631, Lavinia #556.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amanda held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lavinia in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Lavinia #622 in 2016.
The order changed in 2024: Lavinia moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #794 and #888; by 2024 that had become #1036 and #952.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #1036, Lavinia #952.
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 | Lavinia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #556 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda and Lavinia both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Lavinia
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #952 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls