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Amanda vs Lynne

Amanda and Lynnecompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1964, Amanda was ranked #39 and Lynne #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1965, Amanda was ranked #50 and Lynne #93 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2006, Amanda was ranked #178 and Lynne #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2013, Amanda was ranked #584 and Lynne #5742 among girls in England and Wales.

Amanda and Lynne over time

Amanda and Lynne appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lynne 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.

Lynne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

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 moved ahead of the other

    In 1957, Amanda moved ahead of Lynne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #61 and #59 the year before became #57 and #65.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amanda and Lynne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 2006, ending at #178 and #764.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 19642006

    Amanda held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Lynne in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #15 in 1986, Lynne #203 in 1983.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Amanda #178, Lynne #764.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 19541964

    Amanda held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Lynne in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #39 in 1964, Lynne #55 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1957: Amanda moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #61 and #59; by 1957 that had become #57 and #65.

    Most recent shared year, 1964: Amanda #39, Lynne #89.

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, Lynne
FieldAmandaLynne
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, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #52 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lynne.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

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

Lynne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1964

    Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1964).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2013

    Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.

    England and Wales · Girls