Amira vs Mathilda
Amira and Mathildacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #139 and Mathilda #1491 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amira was ranked #156 and Mathilda #360 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Amira was ranked #359 and Mathilda #695 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amira and Mathilda over time
Amira and Mathilda appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mathilda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mathilda 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 Mathilda changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #156 and #360.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mathilda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Mathilda #544 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Mathilda #1491.
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Mathilda in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amira #151 in 2023, Mathilda #256 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #156, Mathilda #360.
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 | Mathilda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | Norway · Girls #360 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira and Mathilda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Mathilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #360 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls