Anna vs Kristine
Anna and Kristinecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Anna was ranked #18 and Kristine #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Anna was ranked #23 and Kristine #244 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anna was ranked #125 and Kristine #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Anna and Kristine over time
Anna and Kristine appear together in 3 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kristine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kristine 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anna and Kristine changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #23 and #244.
- Longest-running competitions
Anna and Kristine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #23 and #244.
List by list
Norway · Girls81 shared years, 1945–2025
Anna held the stronger position in 70 of those years, Kristine in 11.
Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2007, Kristine #5 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #23, Kristine #244.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Anna held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Kristine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #31 in 2000, Kristine #2191 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anna #125, Kristine #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1982–2011
Anna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kristine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #13 in 2010, Kristine #356 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Anna #18, Kristine #937.
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 | Kristine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #23 (2025) | Norway · Girls #244 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Kristine does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kristine.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Kristine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Kristine
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #160 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #244 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls