Amira vs Mackenzie
Amira and Mackenziecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Amira was ranked #79 and Mackenzie #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Amira was ranked #130 and Mackenzie #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #139 and Mackenzie #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Amira and Mackenzie over time
Amira and Mackenzie appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mackenzie 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.
Mackenzie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Amira and Mackenzie changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #130 and #718.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Amira rose about as far as Mackenzie fell — from #703 and #869 in 1996 to #139 and #2000 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Mackenzie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Mackenzie #267 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Mackenzie #2000.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mackenzie in 4.
Highest recorded here: Amira #130 in 2025, Mackenzie #233 in 2015.
The order changed in 2017: Amira moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #359 and #302; by 2017 that had become #272 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #130, Mackenzie #718.
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 | Mackenzie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira and Mackenzie both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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
Mackenzie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #869 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 recorded1998–2023
Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in New Zealand, in 2018 (recorded 1998–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls