Amara vs Zoya
Amara and Zoyacompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #113 and Zoya #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #118 and Zoya #209 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amara was ranked #504 and Zoya #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amara and Zoya over time
Amara and Zoya appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Zoya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Amara 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.
Zoya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amara 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
Amara and Zoya changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #118 and #209.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Amara #404 in 2023, Zoya #420 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amara held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Zoya in 15.
Highest recorded here: Amara #118 in 2024, Zoya #162 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amara #118, Zoya #209.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2011–2024
Amara held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Zoya in 4.
Highest recorded here: Amara #404 in 2023, Zoya #420 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Amara moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #420 and #420; by 2023 that had become #404 and #445.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amara #504, Zoya #736.
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 | Zoya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #76 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #209 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amara has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Zoya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Zoya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1031 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: #162 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls