Aashild vs Annie
Aashild and Anniecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1969, Aashild was ranked #399 and Annie #436 among girls in Norway.
Aashild and Annie over time
Aashild and Annie appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aashild 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.
Aashild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Annie 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Aashild #202 in 1948, Annie #151 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1946–1969
Aashild held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Annie in 18.
Highest recorded here: Aashild #202 in 1948, Annie #151 in 1949.
The order changed in 1969: Aashild moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #499 and #308; by 1969 that had become #399 and #436.
Most recent shared year, 1969: Aashild #399, Annie #436.
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 | Aashild | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive of Anne, itself from the Hebrew root 'hanan' ('grace, favour') via Latin Anna. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈæn.i/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #399 (1969) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annie has a recorded origin (A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna); Aashild does not have one recorded yet.
- Aashild and Annie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Aashild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Aashild
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #243 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1969
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1946–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #399 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls
Annie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #180 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls