Ann vs Cadhla
Ann and Cadhlacompared 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 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Cadhla #89 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Ann was ranked #277 and Cadhla #168 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Cadhla #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Cadhla over time
Ann and Cadhla appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cadhla in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cadhla 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 and Cadhla changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1994 and 2025, ending at #443 and #89.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1994–2025
Ann held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Cadhla in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ann #88 in 1994, Cadhla #87 in 2023.
The order changed in 2018: Cadhla moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #289 and #396; by 2018 that had become #319 and #299.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Cadhla #89.
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 | Cadhla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #89 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Cadhla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Cadhla
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls