Amanda vs Ylva
Amanda and Ylvacompared 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 2025, Amanda was ranked #52 and Ylva #46 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Amanda was ranked #775 and Ylva #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Amanda and Ylva over time
Amanda and Ylva appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ylva in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ylva 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 Ylva changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1971 and 2025, ending at #52 and #46.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Ylva were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #52 and #46.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Amanda #26 in 2016, Ylva #43 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1971–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Ylva in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #26 in 2016, Ylva #43 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #52, Ylva #46.
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 | Ylva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ylva.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Ylva
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #426 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls