Amy vs Tess
Amy and Tesscompared 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 Tess #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #253 and Tess #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #275 and Tess #638 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amy was ranked #363 and Tess #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Amy and Tess over time
Amy and Tess appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Tess 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.
Amy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Tess 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Tess moved ahead of Amy in Northern Ireland · Girls — #108 and #190 the year before became #175 and #175.
- Longest-running competitions
Amy and Tess were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #138 and #148.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1990–2025
Amy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tess in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Tess #133 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amy #138, Tess #148.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tess in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1996, Tess #423 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #363, Tess #2771.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2024
Amy held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Tess in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amy #5 in 2004, Tess #175 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Tess moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #108 and #190; by 2022 that had become #175 and #175.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #253, Tess #227.
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 | Tess |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (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 Tess.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Tess
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #133 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1990–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls