Ann vs Liz
Ann and Lizcompared 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 1994, Ann was ranked #126 and Liz #643 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Liz #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Liz #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Liz over time
Ann and Liz appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Liz in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Liz 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ann #10 in 1967, Liz #291 in 1967.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1958–1994
Ann held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Liz in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Liz #291 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Ann #126, Liz #643.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2000–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Liz in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ann #615 in 2000, Liz #1302 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Liz moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1351 and #1454; by 2022 that had become #1621 and #1326.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Liz #1302.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2025
Ann held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Liz in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ann #160 in 2004, Liz #325 in 2025.
The order changed in 2024: Liz moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #296 and #495; by 2024 that had become #556 and #441.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Liz #325.
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 | Liz |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann and Liz both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Liz
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1994
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1958–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls