Ann vs Lynda

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1968, Ann was ranked #83 and Lynda #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1969, Ann was ranked #92 and Lynda #85 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2005, Ann was ranked #213 and Lynda #689 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2020, Ann was ranked #1939 and Lynda #4535 among girls in England and Wales.

Ann and Lynda over time

Ann and Lynda appear together in 4 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lynda in 1.

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 4 of those lists, and Lynda 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1964–2005

  Ann held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Lynda in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Lynda #140 in 1970.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ann #213, Lynda #689.

• New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1954–1969

  Ann held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lynda in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #39 in 1955, Lynda #48 in 1959.

  The order changed in 1961: Lynda moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #61 and #62; by 1961 that had become #69 and #59.

  Most recent shared year, 1969: Ann #92, Lynda #85.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 1953–1968

  Ann held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lynda in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #31 in 1955, Lynda #76 in 1964.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1968: Ann #83, Lynda #96.

• England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2020

  Ann held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Lynda in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Lynda #1823 in 1998.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Ann #1939, Lynda #4535.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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