Amyra vs Mara
Amyra and Maracompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amyra was ranked #638 and Mara #102 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Amyra was ranked #736 and Mara #223 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Amyra was ranked #551 and Mara #538 among girls in England and Wales.
Amyra and Mara over time
Amyra and Mara appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Mara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amyra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amyra #365 in 2024, Mara #369 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2025
Amyra held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mara in 13.
Highest recorded here: Amyra #365 in 2024, Mara #369 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amyra #551, Mara #538.
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 | Amyra | Mara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #551 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amyra has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Amyra
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #3860 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #365 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2008–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #551 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mara
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #538 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls