Ann vs Marita
Ann and Maritacompared 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 1997, Ann was ranked #92 and Marita #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Ann was ranked #404 and Marita #494 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Ann was ranked #1405 and Marita #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Marita over time
Ann and Marita appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marita 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 Marita 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 Marita changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2022, ending at #404 and #494.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Marita were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 68 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #404 and #494.
List by list
Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1945–2022
Ann held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Marita in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Marita #34 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ann #404, Marita #494.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1966–1997
Ann held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Marita in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1966, Marita #329 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Ann #92, Marita #576.
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 | Marita |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #494 (2022) |
| 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 3 for Marita.
- 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 #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #34 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #494 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls