Ann-Marie vs Elysha
Ann-Marie and Elyshacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Ann-Marie was ranked #3229 and Elysha #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann-Marie and Elysha over time
Ann-Marie and Elysha appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ann-Marie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elysha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ann-Marie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elysha 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
Ann-Marie and Elysha changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2017, ending at #3229 and #5765.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ann-Marie #789 in 1997, Elysha #869 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2017
Ann-Marie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Elysha in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ann-Marie #789 in 1997, Elysha #869 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ann-Marie #3229, Elysha #5765.
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 | Ann-Marie | Elysha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann-Marie and Elysha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Ann-Marie
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #442 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2000
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2000).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Elysha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1364 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #869 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls