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Ann vs Teri

Ann and Tericompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 1999, Ann was ranked #291 and Teri #291 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2022, Ann was ranked #1621 and Teri #5669 among girls in England and Wales.

Ann and Teri over time

Ann and Teri appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Teri in 0.

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 1 of those lists, and Teri 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ann #539 in 1996, Teri #439 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 19962022

    Ann held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Teri in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Ann #539 in 1996, Teri #439 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2000: Ann moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #736 and #653; by 2000 that had become #615 and #852.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Ann #1621, Teri #5669.

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, Teri
FieldAnnTeri
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, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Teri.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

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

Teri

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2007

    Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1998–2007).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls