Amina vs Anneli
Amina and Annelicompared 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 2025, Amina was ranked #155 and Anneli #493 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Amina was ranked #248 and Anneli #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Amina and Anneli over time
Amina and Anneli appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anneli in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anneli reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amina 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
Amina and Anneli changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2025, ending at #155 and #493.
- Longest-running competitions
Amina and Anneli were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 63 years, from 1959 to 2025, ending at #155 and #493.
List by list
Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1959–2025
Amina held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Anneli in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amina #116 in 2014, Anneli #225 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amina #155, Anneli #493.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2021
Amina held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Anneli in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amina #182 in 2008, Anneli #2802 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Amina #248, Anneli #5581.
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 | Amina | Anneli |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | Norway · Girls #493 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Anneli does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina and Anneli both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Anneli doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Anneli
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #493 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls