Amy vs Moya
Amy and Moyacompared 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 Moya #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #253 and Moya #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Amy was ranked #379 and Moya #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Amy and Moya over time
Amy and Moya appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Moya 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 Moya 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 Moya were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 40 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #138 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Amy #4 in 2004, Moya #153 in 2004.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls40 shared years, 1965–2025
Amy held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Moya in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Moya #153 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #138, Moya #483.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2023
Amy held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Moya in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #11 in 1997, Moya #1658 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Amy #379, Moya #5687.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2024
Amy held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Moya in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 1998, Moya #248 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #253, Moya #337.
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 | Moya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amy has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Moya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Moya
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls