Amelia vs Dalila
Amelia and Dalilacompared 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, Amelia was ranked #2 and Dalila #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Amelia and Dalila over time
Amelia and Dalila appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Amelia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dalila in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amelia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dalila 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Amelia rose about as far as Dalila fell — from #10 and #3218 in 2007 to #2 and #5891 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Amelia and Dalila were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 2007 to 2024, ending at #2 and #5891.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 2007–2024
Amelia held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Dalila in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amelia #1 in 2011, Dalila #2689 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amelia #2, Dalila #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 | Amelia | Dalila |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin (influence) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /əˈmiːliə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Amelie, Amalia, Amy, Mia | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | United Kingdom #1 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Amelia has a recorded origin (Latin (influence)); Dalila does not have one recorded yet.
- Amelia and Dalila both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amelia; Dalila doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
- The available evidence gives Amelia a "high" Data Confidence level and Dalila a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Amelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Dalila
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #3218 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #2689 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2007–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls