Amelia vs Tale
Amelia and Talecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amelia was ranked #39 and Tale #205 among girls in Norway.
Amelia and Tale over time
Amelia and Tale appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Amelia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tale 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.
Amelia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tale 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Amelia and Tale were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #39 and #205.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1967–2025
Amelia held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tale in 10.
Highest recorded here: Amelia #32 in 2019, Tale #205 in 2025.
The order changed in 2002: Amelia moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #368 and #244; by 2002 that had become #265 and #327.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amelia #39, Tale #205.
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 | Tale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Amelie, Amalia, Amy, Mia | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | United Kingdom #1 (2025) | Norway · Girls #205 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Amelia has a recorded origin (Latin (influence)); Tale does not have one recorded yet.
- Amelia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tale.
- A meaning is recorded for Amelia; Tale doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Amelia a "high" Data Confidence level and Tale 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
Tale
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #475 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #205 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #205 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls