Amelie vs Eiril
Amelie and Eirilcompared 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, Amelie was ranked #339 and Eiril #465 among girls in Norway.
Amelie and Eiril over time
Amelie and Eiril appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Amelie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eiril 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
Amelie and Eiril changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 2001 and 2025, ending at #339 and #465.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Amelie #184 in 2013, Eiril #185 in 2013.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2025
Amelie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Eiril in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amelie #184 in 2013, Eiril #185 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amelie #339, Eiril #465.
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 | Amelie | Eiril |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A German variant of Amelia, sharing the root element 'amal' with related names across multiple languages. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic, via German transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /a.meː.ˈliː/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Amélie, Amalie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Norway · Girls #465 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Amelie has a recorded origin (Germanic, via German transmission); Eiril does not have one recorded yet.
- Amelie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eiril.
- A meaning is recorded for Amelie; Eiril doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Amelie a "high" Data Confidence level and Eiril a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Amelie
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #638 among girls in Norway in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #51 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #339 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Eiril
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #517 among girls in Norway in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #185 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #465 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls