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Anna vs Hanna

Anna and Hannacompared 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 2023, Anna was ranked #14 and Hanna #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Anna was ranked #23 and Hanna #53 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Anna was ranked #26 and Hanna #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Anna was ranked #53 and Hanna #244 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Anna was ranked #142 and Hanna #352 among girls in England and Wales.

Anna and Hanna over time

Anna and Hanna appear together in 4 published lists, across 182 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Hanna in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Hanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Anna in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Anna and Hanna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #142 and #352.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Anna #12 in 2013, Hanna #86 in 2013.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Anna held the stronger position in 81 of those years, Hanna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2007, Hanna #22 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #23, Hanna #53.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1964–2025

    Anna held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Hanna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #12 in 2013, Hanna #86 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #26, Hanna #273.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Anna held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Hanna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #31 in 2000, Hanna #141 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #142, Hanna #352.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1999–2023

    Anna held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Hanna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2016, Hanna #124 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Anna #14, Hanna #302.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Anna

Pairs where Anna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Hanna

Pairs where Hanna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Anna, Hanna
FieldAnnaHanna
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA 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
OriginBiblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈa.na/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #23 (2025)Norway · Girls #53 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Hanna does not have one recorded yet.
  • Anna and Hanna both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Anna; Hanna doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Anna

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1956–2021

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1980 (recorded 1956–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #142 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Hanna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #164 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls