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Amy vs Keelin

Amy and Keelincompared 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 Keelin #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2020, Amy was ranked #279 and Keelin #5493 among girls in England and Wales.

Amy and Keelin over time

Amy and Keelin appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Keelin in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Amy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Keelin 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 51 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amy rose about as far as Keelin fell — from #357 and #401 in 1968 to #138 and #718 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amy and Keelin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #138 and #718.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 19682025

    Amy held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Keelin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Keelin #126 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #138, Keelin #718.

  • England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 19982020

    Amy held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Keelin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #11 in 1998, Keelin #1688 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Amy #279, Keelin #5493.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amy, Keelin
FieldAmyKeelin
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amy and Keelin both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Amy

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1975–2012

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Keelin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1968–2025

    Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1968–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls