Namewise

Amy vs Sabina

Amy and Sabinacompared 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 Sabina #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Amy was ranked #363 and Sabina #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2023, Amy was ranked #431 and Sabina #526 among girls in Norway.

Amy and Sabina over time

Amy and Sabina appear together in 3 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sabina 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.

Sabina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Amy in 1. 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

    Amy and Sabina changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2023, ending at #431 and #526.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amy and Sabina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1965 to 2023, ending at #114 and #727.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amy #9 in 1996, Sabina #618 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 19652023

    Amy held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Sabina in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2005, Sabina #251 in 1965.

    The order changed in 1969: Amy moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #357 and #307; by 1969 that had become #322 and #393.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Amy #114, Sabina #727.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Amy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sabina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1996, Sabina #618 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #363, Sabina #2771.

  • Norway · Girls28 shared years, 19742023

    Amy held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sabina in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #272 in 2006, Sabina #273 in 1989.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Amy #431, Sabina #526.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Amy, Sabina
FieldAmySabina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
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 has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sabina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

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

Sabina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2023

    Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls