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Ann vs Patricia

Ann and Patriciacompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1970, Ann was ranked #97 and Patricia #51 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1969, Ann was ranked #92 and Patricia #61 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Ann was ranked #277 and Patricia #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Patricia #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2016, Ann was ranked #448 and Patricia #536 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Patricia #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Ann and Patricia over time

Ann and Patricia appear together in 5 published lists, across 188 years of shared records. Patricia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ann in 2.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Patricia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ann in 1. 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 Patricia changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #1353.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ann and Patricia averaged 41.0 places apart, ending at #443 and #608.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ann and Patricia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 62 years, from 1946 to 2016, ending at #448 and #536.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ann #539 in 1996, Patricia #443 in 1996.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls62 shared years, 1946–2016

    Ann held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Patricia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Patricia #264 in 1966.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Ann #448, Patricia #536.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Ann held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Patricia in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #4 in 1964, Patricia #8 in 1965.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Patricia #608.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Ann held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Patricia in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Patricia #443 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Patricia #1353.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1952–1970

    Ann held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patricia in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #31 in 1955, Patricia #8 in 1952.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1970: Ann #97, Patricia #51.

  • New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1954–1969

    Ann held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patricia in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #39 in 1955, Patricia #7 in 1955.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1969: Ann #92, Patricia #61.

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.

Other comparisons involving Ann

Pairs where Ann shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Patricia

Pairs where Patricia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ann, Patricia
FieldAnnPatricia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Patricia.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Ann

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Patricia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1978

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1978).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls