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Abigael vs Annalee

Abigael and Annaleecompared 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 2015, Abigael was ranked #751 and Annalee #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2018, Abigael was ranked #5666 and Annalee #3985 among girls in England and Wales.

Abigael and Annalee over time

Abigael and Annalee appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Abigael held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annalee in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Annalee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abigael 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Abigael and Annalee changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #5666 and #3985.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 19962018

    Abigael held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Annalee in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Abigael #1170 in 2001, Annalee #1914 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Abigael #5666, Annalee #3985.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abigael, Annalee
FieldAbigaelAnnalee
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #3961 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigael and Annalee both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abigael

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 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

  2. Highest recorded2007–2022

    Highest recorded position: #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2007–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Annalee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1914 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

  2. Highest recorded2007–2015

    Highest recorded position: #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2007–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #3961 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls