Amanda vs Sumayyah
Amanda and Sumayyahcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amanda was ranked #1036 and Sumayyah #497 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Sumayyah over time
Amanda and Sumayyah appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Sumayyah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amanda 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 1 of those lists, and Sumayyah 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amanda and Sumayyah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1036 and #497.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amanda held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sumayyah in 17.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #170 in 1996, Sumayyah #398 in 2003.
The order changed in 2013: Sumayyah moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #470 and #516; by 2013 that had become #584 and #542.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amanda #1036, Sumayyah #497.
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 | Sumayyah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #497 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sumayyah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Sumayyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #891 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #398 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #497 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls