Amira vs Else
Amira and Elsecompared 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, Amira was ranked #156 and Else #191 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Amira was ranked #162 and Else #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Amira and Else over time
Amira and Else appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Else held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amira 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.
Else reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amira 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Amira moved ahead of Else in Norway · Girls — #195 and #187 the year before became #189 and #194.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amira and Else changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2025, ending at #156 and #191.
- Longest-running competitions
Amira and Else were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #156 and #191.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1959–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Else in 28.
Highest recorded here: Amira #151 in 2023, Else #58 in 1959.
The order changed in 2022: Amira moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #195 and #187; by 2022 that had become #189 and #194.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #156, Else #191.
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 | Else |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | Norway · Girls #191 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Else.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Else
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #15 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #191 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls