Amira vs Matylda
Amira and Matyldacompared 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 2025, Amira was ranked #124 and Matylda #1719 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #156 and Matylda #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Amira was ranked #179 and Matylda #361 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Amira and Matylda over time
Amira and Matylda appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Matylda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Matylda 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 Matylda changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2007 and 2024, ending at #156 and #898.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Matylda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #124 in 2025, Matylda #775 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #124, Matylda #1719.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2007–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Matylda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amira #156 in 2024, Matylda #359 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #156, Matylda #898.
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 | Matylda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira and Matylda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #124 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Matylda
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #359 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2007–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls