Ann vs Henny
Ann and Hennycompared 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 2023, Ann was ranked #404 and Henny #182 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Henny #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Henny over time
Ann and Henny appear together in 2 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Henny 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Henny were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2023, ending at #404 and #182.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2023
Ann held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Henny in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Henny #115 in 1956.
The order changed in 2009: Henny moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #259 and #343; by 2009 that had become #305 and #219.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #404, Henny #182.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2002–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Henny in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #667 in 2002, Henny #2170 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Henny #4843.
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 | Henny |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #173 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Henny.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Henny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #124 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls