Amy vs Celia
Amy and Celiacompared 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, Amy was ranked #138 and Celia #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #363 and Celia #751 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amy was ranked #457 and Celia #393 among girls in Norway.
Amy and Celia over time
Amy and Celia appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Celia 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Amy and Celia changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2025, ending at #457 and #393.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amy #9 in 1996, Celia #562 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Celia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1996, Celia #562 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #363, Celia #751.
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1974–2025
Amy held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Celia in 8.
Highest recorded here: Amy #269 in 2008, Celia #363 in 2015.
The order changed in 2023: Celia moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #434 and #438; by 2023 that had become #431 and #382.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #457, Celia #393.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1965–2025
Amy held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Celia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1995, Celia #284 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #138, Celia #718.
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 | Amy | Celia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | Norway · Girls #393 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amy and Celia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Celia
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 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 recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls