Ada vs Anne-Mari
Ada and Anne-Maricompared 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 1990, Ada was ranked #403 and Anne-Mari #640 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Anne-Mari over time
Ada and Anne-Mari appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Mari 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.
Anne-Mari reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ada 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 — Ada #182 in 1947, Anne-Mari #214 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1990
Ada held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Anne-Mari in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ada #182 in 1947, Anne-Mari #214 in 1946.
The order changed in 1952: Ada moved ahead. In 1951 they stood at #317 and #258; by 1952 that had become #217 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Ada #403, Anne-Mari #640.
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 | Ada | Anne-Mari |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #640 (1990) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Anne-Mari does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Anne-Mari.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Anne-Mari doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Anne-Mari
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #226 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1990
Highest recorded position: #214 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1990).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1990
Most recently recorded at #640 among girls in Norway, in 1990.
Norway · Girls