Amina vs Melina
Amina and Melinacompared 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, Amina was ranked #155 and Melina #234 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amina was ranked #198 and Melina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amina was ranked #381 and Melina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amina and Melina over time
Amina and Melina appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Melina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Melina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amina and Melina changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #155 and #234.
- Longest-running competitions
Amina and Melina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #155 and #234.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Amina #116 in 2014, Melina #156 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1981–2025
Amina held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Melina in 4.
Highest recorded here: Amina #116 in 2014, Melina #156 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amina #155, Melina #234.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amina held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Melina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amina #182 in 2008, Melina #655 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amina #198, Melina #696.
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 | Amina | Melina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Melina does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina and Melina both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Melina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls