Amira vs Shayna
Amira and Shaynacompared 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 Shayna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Amira was ranked #275 and Shayna #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Amira and Shayna over time
Amira and Shayna appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Amira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shayna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shayna 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Amira held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Shayna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amira #139 in 2024, Shayna #987 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amira #139, Shayna #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2004–2020
Amira held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Shayna in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amira #275 in 2020, Shayna #488 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Amira #275, Shayna #834.
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 | Shayna |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #79 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Shayna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Shayna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1222 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 recorded2004–2020
Highest recorded position: #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2004–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls