Amari vs Colby
Amari and Colbycompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Amari was ranked #727 and Colby #165 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Amari was ranked #233 and Colby #222 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amari was ranked #510 and Colby #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Amari was ranked #676 and Colby #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Amari and Colby over time
Amari and Colby appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Colby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amari in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Amari and Colby changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #233 and #222.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Amari #218 in 2023, Colby #222 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amari held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Colby in 19.
Highest recorded here: Amari #218 in 2023, Colby #222 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amari #233, Colby #222.
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 | Amari | Colby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| 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-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (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
- Amari has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Colby.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amari
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Colby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys