Amy vs Arlene

Amy and Arlenecompared 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 2023, Amy was ranked #114 and Arlene #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #363 and Arlene #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Amy and Arlene over time

Amy and Arlene appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Arlene in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Arlene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amy 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.

Longest-running competitions
Amy and Arlene were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1965 to 2023, ending at #114 and #856.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1965–2023
Amy held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Arlene in 4.
Highest recorded here: Amy #7 in 1991, Arlene #157 in 1984.
The order changed in 1971: Amy moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #326 and #252; by 1971 that had become #277 and #289.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Amy #114, Arlene #856.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2024
Amy held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Arlene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #11 in 1997, Arlene #3824 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #363, Arlene #5891.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Amy

Pairs where Amy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Amy vs Courtney
In 1997 they stood at #9 and #12 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2017 they were #87 and #432.
Amy · Courtney · 21 shared years, 1997–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Northern Ireland ranking
Charlotte vs Amy
In 1996 they stood at #7 and #9 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2024 they were #23 and #363.
Charlotte · Amy · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Caitlin vs Amy
Caitlin and Amy changed places 13 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #119 and #253.
Caitlin · Amy · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Amy vs Chelsea
Amy and Chelsea both fell over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Amy · Chelsea · 39 shared years, 1987–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amy, Arlene
Field	Amy	Arlene
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	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (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	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Amy has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Arlene.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Amy

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2012
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Arlene

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2023
Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1965–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls