Amba vs Masuma
Amba and Masumacompared 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 2024, Amba was ranked #3318 and Masuma #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Amba and Masuma over time
Amba and Masuma appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Amba held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Masuma 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.
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
Amba and Masuma changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #5891.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amba #736 in 1999, Masuma #736 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Amba held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Masuma in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amba #736 in 1999, Masuma #736 in 1999.
The order changed in 2008: Amba moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2627 and #2410; by 2008 that had become #1914 and #3860.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amba #3318, Masuma #5891.
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 | Amba | Masuma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amba has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Masuma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Amba
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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: #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Masuma
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 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: #736 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls