Anna vs Beate
Anna and Beatecompared 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 2017, Anna was ranked #9 and Beate #523 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Anna was ranked #85 and Beate #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Anna and Beate over time
Anna and Beate appear together in 1 published list, across 69 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beate in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Beate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anna 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
Anna and Beate changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2017, ending at #9 and #523.
- Mirrored each other
Over 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Anna rose about as far as Beate fell — from #38 and #270 in 1945 to #9 and #523 in 2017.
- Longest-running competitions
Anna and Beate were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1945 to 2017, ending at #9 and #523.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1945–2017
Anna held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Beate in 10.
Highest recorded here: Anna #6 in 1995, Beate #47 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Anna #9, Beate #523.
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 | Anna | Beate |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, from the Hebrew root 'hanan' relating to grace. Appears in the New Testament as a prophetess who recognised Jesus as the Messiah. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈa.na/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #23 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Beate does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna and Beate both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Beate doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #38 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2021
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1980 (recorded 1956–2021).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Beate
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #270 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2017
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1945–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2017.
Norway · Girls