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Angela vs Susan

Angela and Susancompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1984, Angela was ranked #26 and Susan #86 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1985, Angela was ranked #30 and Susan #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2003, Angela was ranked #335 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2007, Angela was ranked #413 and Susan #413 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Angela was ranked #555 and Susan #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #1229 and Susan #2440 among girls in England and Wales.

Angela and Susan over time

Angela and Susan appear together in 5 published lists, across 190 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1971, Angela moved ahead of Susan in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #31 and #17 the year before became #22 and #25.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Susan changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2003, ending at #335 and #570.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Angela and Susan averaged 42.3 places apart, ending at #30 and #96.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Susan were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1229 and #2440.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Angela #382 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #24 and #22 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2023 they were #555 and #856.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2023

    Angela held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Susan in 44.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Susan #14 in 1968.

    The order changed in 2011: Angela moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #356 and #293; by 2011 that had become #340 and #437.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Angela #555, Susan #856.

  • Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1947–2003

    Angela held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Susan in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #229 in 1959, Susan #172 in 1961.

    The order changed in 1999: Angela moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #596 and #481; by 1999 that had become #540 and #587.

    Most recent shared year, 2003: Angela #335, Susan #570.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Susan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Susan #397 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #1229, Susan #2440.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls30 shared years, 1955–1985

    Angela held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Susan in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #13 in 1974, Susan #1 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1971: Angela moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #31 and #17; by 1971 that had become #22 and #25.

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Angela #30, Susan #96.

  • New Zealand · Girls30 shared years, 1954–1984

    Angela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Susan in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #3 in 1975, Susan #1 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1968: Angela moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #7 and #5; by 1968 that had become #8 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Angela #26, Susan #86.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Angela

Pairs where Angela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Susan

Pairs where Susan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Susan
FieldAngelaSusan
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 recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Susan.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Susan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1985

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls