Amarah vs Maha
Amarah and Mahacompared 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 2025, Amarah was ranked #705 and Maha #622 among girls in England and Wales.
Amarah and Maha over time
Amarah and Maha appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Maha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amarah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amarah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maha 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
Amarah and Maha changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #705 and #622.
- Longest-running competitions
Amarah and Maha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #705 and #622.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amarah #558 in 2024, Maha #622 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Amarah held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Maha in 18.
Highest recorded here: Amarah #558 in 2024, Maha #622 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amarah #705, Maha #622.
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 | Amarah | Maha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #705 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #622 (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
- Amarah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Amarah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #622 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #622 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls