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Ann vs Ragni

Ann and Ragnicompared 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 1998, Ann was ranked #149 and Ragni #573 among girls in Norway.

Ann and Ragni over time

Ann and Ragni appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ragni in 0.

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

Ragni reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ann 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

  • Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1946–1998

    Ann held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ragni in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #12 in 1968, Ragni #311 in 1951.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1998: Ann #149, Ragni #573.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ann, Ragni
FieldAnnRagni
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)Norway · Girls #573 (1998)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ragni.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

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 #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ragni

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #398 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 recorded1946–1998

    Highest recorded position: #311 among girls in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1946–1998).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1998

    Most recently recorded at #573 among girls in Norway, in 1998.

    Norway · Girls