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Ama

female

Ama.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1372 in England and Wales in 2002. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

England and Wales

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1997 to 2024, ranging from #1372 to #5581.1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142016201720182019202020212024#1372#5581
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1997#1802
1998#2407
1999#2770
2000#2416
2001#1728
2002#1372
2003#2727
2004#3197
2005#1589
2006#1983
2007#1573
2008#2022
2009#3422
2010#2235
2011#2150
2012#2717
2013#3160
2014#3160
2016#2547
2017#4063
2018#2499
2019#4001
2020#2449
2021#5581
2024#3318

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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