Abbey vs Anna-Mae
Abbey and Anna-Maecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Abbey was ranked #426 and Anna-Mae #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Abbey was ranked #747 and Anna-Mae #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Abbey was ranked #4645 and Anna-Mae #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbey and Anna-Mae over time
Abbey and Anna-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Abbey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anna-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abbey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anna-Mae 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2022
Abbey held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Anna-Mae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Abbey #165 in 1997, Anna-Mae #2203 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Abbey #4645, Anna-Mae #5669.
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 | Abbey | Anna-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #905 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Anna-Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abbey
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2010
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Anna-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls