Ann vs Olive
Ann and Olivecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Olive #53 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ann and Olive over time
Ann and Olive appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Olive 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 Olive changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #443 and #247.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Olive rose about as far as Ann fell — from #539 and #1646 in 1996 to #1406 and #53 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Olive were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #443 and #247.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2025
Ann held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Olive in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Olive #34 in 1975.
The order changed in 2024: Olive moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #296 and #316; by 2024 that had become #556 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Olive #247.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Olive in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Olive #53 in 2024.
The order changed in 2006: Olive moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #745 and #1012; by 2006 that had become #835 and #816.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Olive #53.
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 | Olive |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Olive.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
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
Olive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #72 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 recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls