Amirah vs Kenna
Amirah and Kennacompared 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, Amirah was ranked #246 and Kenna #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amirah was ranked #431 and Kenna #431 among girls in Scotland.
Amirah and Kenna over time
Amirah and Kenna appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Amirah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kenna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kenna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amirah 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, 1996–2025
Amirah held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Kenna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amirah #240 in 2024, Kenna #2096 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amirah #246, Kenna #5927.
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 | Amirah | Kenna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #246 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amirah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kenna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Amirah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #240 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #246 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kenna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls