Ann vs Torhild
Ann and Torhildcompared 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 1999, Ann was ranked #140 and Torhild #637 among girls in Norway.
Ann and Torhild over time
Ann and Torhild appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Ann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Torhild 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.
Torhild 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1951, Ann moved ahead of Torhild in Norway · Girls — #52 and #46 the year before became #51 and #56.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Torhild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1945 to 1999, ending at #140 and #637.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #82 and #74 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 1999 they were #140 and #637.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1945–1999
Ann held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Torhild in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ann #10 in 1967, Torhild #43 in 1948.
The order changed in 1951: Ann moved ahead. In 1950 they stood at #52 and #46; by 1951 that had become #51 and #56.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Ann #140, Torhild #637.
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 | Torhild |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #637 (1999) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Torhild.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Torhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #74 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1999
Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #637 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls