Amira vs Safa
Amira and Safacompared 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 Safa #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #139 and Safa #140 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amira was ranked #156 and Safa #415 among girls in Norway.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amira was ranked #215 and Safa #260 among girls in Scotland.
Amira and Safa over time
Amira and Safa appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Safa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Safa changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #139 and #140.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amira #139 in 2024, Safa #140 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Safa in 11.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Safa #140 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Safa #140.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2025
Amira held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Safa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #130 in 2025, Safa #483 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amira #130, Safa #483.
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 | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | Norway · Girls #415 (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 Safa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Safa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #916 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #140 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #415 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls