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Amy vs Shannon

Amy and Shannoncompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1998, Amy was ranked #16 and Shannon #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2001, Amy was ranked #18 and Shannon #83 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Amy was ranked #138 and Shannon #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Amy was ranked #253 and Shannon #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Amy was ranked #366 and Shannon #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Amy and Shannon over time

Amy and Shannon appear together in 5 published lists, across 151 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Shannon 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 2 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1998, Amy moved ahead of Shannon in Northern Ireland · Girls — #9 and #2 the year before became #4 and #7.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Amy and Shannon averaged 57.0 places apart, ending at #16 and #50.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amy and Shannon were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #366 and #2138.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amy #9 in 1996, Shannon #11 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #9 and #11 in England and Wales · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #366 and #2138.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1974–2025

    Amy held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Shannon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Shannon #11 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #138, Shannon #885.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Amy held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Shannon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1996, Shannon #11 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #366, Shannon #2138.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Amy held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Shannon in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 1998, Shannon #2 in 1997.

    The order changed in 1998: Amy moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #9 and #2; by 1998 that had become #4 and #7.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #253, Shannon #407.

  • New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1976–2001

    Amy held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Shannon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 1984, Shannon #31 in 1993.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Amy #18, Shannon #83.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1975–1998

    Amy held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Shannon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #7 in 1983, Shannon #45 in 1993.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Amy #16, Shannon #50.

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.

Other comparisons involving Shannon

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amy, Shannon
FieldAmyShannon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amy and Shannon both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

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 #366 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Shannon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls