Ann vs Patrice
Ann and Patricecompared 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 2004, Ann was ranked #160 and Patrice #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Ann was ranked #377 and Patrice #318 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Ann was ranked #1150 and Patrice #4688 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Patrice over time
Ann and Patrice appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Patrice 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 Patrice 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Patrice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1965 to 2004, ending at #160 and #576.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1965–2004
Ann held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Patrice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1969, Patrice #192 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Ann #160, Patrice #576.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2010
Ann held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Patrice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Patrice #1126 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ann #1150, Patrice #4688.
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 | Patrice |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Patrice.
- 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 #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Patrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2004
Highest recorded position: #192 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys