Ann vs Norah

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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ann was ranked #2006 and Norah #240 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Norah #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2023, Ann was ranked #404 and Norah #333 among girls in Norway.

Ann and Norah over time

Ann and Norah appear together in 3 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Norah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ann in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 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 Norah 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 · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2025

  Ann held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Norah in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Norah #135 in 1964.

  The order changed in 2022: Norah moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #363 and #464; by 2022 that had become #502 and #389.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Norah #304.

• England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2025

  Ann held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Norah in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #607 in 1998, Norah #232 in 2022.

  The order changed in 2010: Norah moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #1022 and #1139; by 2010 that had become #1150 and #1040.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #2006, Norah #240.

• Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1994–2023

  Ann held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Norah in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Ann #124 in 1997, Norah #161 in 2016.

  The order changed in 2006: Norah moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #206 and #272; by 2006 that had become #273 and #213.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #404, Norah #333.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Side by side

How each name got here