Amara vs Amira
Amara and Amiracompared 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 2025, Amara was ranked #76 and Amira #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #113 and Amira #215 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #118 and Amira #139 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amara was ranked #443 and Amira #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #227 and Amira #192 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Amara and Amira over time
Amara and Amira appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Amara 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.
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
Amara and Amira changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #118 and #139.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amara #118 in 2024, Amira #139 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amara held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Amira in 22.
Highest recorded here: Amara #118 in 2024, Amira #139 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amara #118, Amira #139.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2025
Amara held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amira in 13.
Highest recorded here: Amara #404 in 2023, Amira #130 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amara #443, Amira #130.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2016–2024
Amara held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Amira in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amara #227 in 2024, Amira #139 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amara #227, Amira #192.
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 | Amara | Amira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #76 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amara and Amira both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amara
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #661 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 recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2023–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Amira
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #442 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #156 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls