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Amanda vs Rosaline

Amanda and Rosalinecompared 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 1983, Amanda was ranked #45 and Rosaline #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Rosaline #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Amanda and Rosaline over time

Amanda and Rosaline appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rosaline in 0.

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

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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 20022024

    Amanda held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rosaline in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #405 in 2003, Rosaline #2499 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #1036, Rosaline #3318.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19641983

    Amanda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rosaline in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amanda #37 in 1980, Rosaline #282 in 1965.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1983: Amanda #45, Rosaline #529.

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, Rosaline
FieldAmandaRosaline
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
Syllables34
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)England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Rosaline.
  • 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

Rosaline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–1983

    Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1983).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls