Namewise

Ann vs Sadia

Ann and Sadiacompared 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 2008, Ann was ranked #257 and Sadia #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2012, Ann was ranked #355 and Sadia #601 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Sadia #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Ann and Sadia over time

Ann and Sadia appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one 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 Sadia 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 Sadia changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #2574.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ann #539 in 1996, Sadia #339 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Ann held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sadia in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Sadia #339 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2021: Ann moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1939 and #1773; by 2021 that had become #1351 and #3192.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Sadia #2574.

  • Norway · Girls29 shared years, 19712012

    Ann held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sadia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #18 in 1976, Sadia #225 in 1982.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Ann #355, Sadia #601.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Ann, Sadia
FieldAnnSadia
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, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sadia.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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 #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Sadia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2012

    Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1971–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls