Ami vs Emma-Jane
Ami and Emma-Janecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2003, Ami was ranked #331 and Emma-Jane #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Ami was ranked #2925 and Emma-Jane #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Ami and Emma-Jane over time
Ami and Emma-Jane appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Ami held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emma-Jane 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ami #443 in 1996, Emma-Jane #1222 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2017
Ami held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Emma-Jane in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ami #443 in 1996, Emma-Jane #1222 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ami #2925, Emma-Jane #5765.
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 | Ami | Emma-Jane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5765 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ami has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Emma-Jane.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ami
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2008
Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2008).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Emma-Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1222 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 recorded2002–2016
Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2016).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls