Ann vs Moya
Ann and Moyacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Ann was ranked #439 and Moya #277 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Moya #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ann was ranked #1640 and Moya #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Moya over time
Ann and Moya appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Moya 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 Moya 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 Moya changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #443 and #483.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Moya were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #443 and #483.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2025
Ann held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Moya in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Moya #153 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Moya #483.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2023
Ann held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Moya in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #607 in 1998, Moya #1658 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #1640, Moya #5687.
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 | Moya |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (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 Moya both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Moya
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #153 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls