Ailis vs Annie
Ailis 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Ailis was ranked #871 and Annie #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Ailis was ranked #293 and Annie #82 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Ailis was ranked #4645 and Annie #113 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailis and Annie over time
Ailis and Annie appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailis and Annie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 40 years, from 1964 to 2019, ending at #871 and #66.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls40 shared years, 1964–2019
Ailis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Annie in 39.
Highest recorded here: Ailis #324 in 2000, Annie #66 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Ailis #871, Annie #66.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2022
Ailis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Annie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailis #1480 in 1998, Annie #108 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ailis #4645, Annie #113.
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 | Ailis | 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 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); Ailis does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailis and Annie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Ailis doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailis
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1997–2001
Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2001).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · 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