Ann vs Sina
Ann and Sinacompared 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 2023, Ann was ranked #404 and Sina #456 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ann was ranked #1939 and Sina #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Sina over time
Ann and Sina appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sina 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 Sina 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 Sina changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1973 and 2023, ending at #404 and #456.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Sina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1973 to 2023, ending at #404 and #456.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1973–2023
Ann held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Sina in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ann #18 in 1973, Sina #188 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ann #404, Sina #456.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1999–2020
Ann held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ann #736 in 1999, Sina #3116 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ann #1939, Sina #5493.
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 | Sina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #438 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
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
Sina
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #556 among girls in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2024
Highest recorded position: #188 among girls in Norway, in 2002 (recorded 1973–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys