Ailbhe vs Annie
Ailbhe 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #97 and Annie #11 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ailbhe was ranked #50 and Annie #33 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #790 and Annie #87 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #1819 and Annie #115 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailbhe and Annie over time
Ailbhe and Annie appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailbhe in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Annie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ailbhe in 1. 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
Ailbhe and Annie changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #50 and #33.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 59 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ailbhe and Annie averaged 47.9 places apart, ending at #50 and #33.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailbhe and Annie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 59 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #50 and #33.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ailbhe #97 in 2024, Annie #8 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls59 shared years, 1964–2025
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Annie in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #44 in 2023, Annie #33 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailbhe #50, Annie #33.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Annie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Annie #108 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #1819, Annie #115.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2007–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Annie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #97 in 2024, Annie #8 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #97, Annie #11.
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 | Ailbhe | 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 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); Ailbhe does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailbhe and Annie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Ailbhe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ailbhe
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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