Amira vs Ayra
Amira and Ayracompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amira was ranked #130 and Ayra #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #139 and Ayra #134 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #215 and Ayra #215 among girls in Scotland.
Amira and Ayra over time
Amira and Ayra appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ayra 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Ayra moved ahead of Amira in England and Wales · Girls — #143 and #212 the year before became #139 and #134.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amira #139 in 2024, Ayra #134 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Ayra in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Ayra #134 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Ayra moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #143 and #212; by 2024 that had become #139 and #134.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Ayra #134.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2014–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ayra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #130 in 2025, Ayra #266 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #130, Ayra #266.
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 | Amira | Ayra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ayra.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amira
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #442 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #156 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ayra
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #2540 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls