Amna vs Sumaya
Amna and Sumayacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2023, Amna was ranked #430 and Sumaya #427 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Amna was ranked #663 and Sumaya #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amna was ranked #885 and Sumaya #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Amna and Sumaya over time
Amna and Sumaya appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sumaya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amna 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
Amna and Sumaya changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #885 and #1160.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amna #392 in 2008, Sumaya #385 in 2007.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amna held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sumaya in 8.
Highest recorded here: Amna #392 in 2008, Sumaya #385 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amna #885, Sumaya #1160.
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1992–2023
Amna held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sumaya in 17.
Highest recorded here: Amna #318 in 2010, Sumaya #291 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Amna #430, Sumaya #427.
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 | Amna | Sumaya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) | Norway · Girls #408 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amna and Sumaya both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Amna
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #500 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1979–2023
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1979–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sumaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #678 among girls in Norway in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2024
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1992–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls