Ann vs Imelda
Ann and Imeldacompared 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 1998, Ann was ranked #152 and Imelda #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Imelda #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Imelda over time
Ann and Imelda appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Imelda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Imelda 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 Imelda changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #2115.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Imelda were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #152 and #498.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ann #4 in 1964, Imelda #80 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–1998
Ann held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Imelda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Imelda #80 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Ann #152, Imelda #498.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Imelda in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ann #615 in 2000, Imelda #1562 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Imelda #2115.
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 | Imelda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Imelda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Imelda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1998
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls