Amira vs Cali
Amira and Calicompared 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 Cali #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #139 and Cali #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #192 and Cali #192 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #215 and Cali #215 among girls in Scotland.
Amira and Cali over time
Amira and Cali appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cali in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cali reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Amira in 1. 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
Amira and Cali changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2010 and 2025, ending at #130 and #885.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Cali in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Cali #439 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Cali #610.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2010–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cali in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amira #130 in 2025, Cali #271 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #130, Cali #885.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Cali in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2021, Cali #192 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #192, Cali #192.
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 | Cali |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (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 Cali.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Cali
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 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 recorded2011–2024
Highest recorded position: #192 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2011–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls