Ann vs Anne-Lene
Ann and Anne-Lenecompared 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 1999, Ann was ranked #140 and Anne-Lene #599 among girls in Norway.
Ann and Anne-Lene over time
Ann and Anne-Lene appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Lene in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anne-Lene 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1955–1999
Ann held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Anne-Lene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Anne-Lene #258 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Ann #140, Anne-Lene #599.
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 | Anne-Lene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #599 (1999) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Anne-Lene.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Anne-Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1999
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1955–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls