Anna vs Renata
Anna and Renatacompared 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 2000, Anna was ranked #9 and Renata #624 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Anna was ranked #13 and Renata #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anna was ranked #125 and Renata #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Anna and Renata over time
Anna and Renata appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Renata in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Renata were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1959 to 2000, ending at #9 and #624.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1959–2000
Anna held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Renata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #9 in 2000, Renata #169 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Anna #9, Renata #624.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024
Anna held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Renata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #31 in 2000, Renata #1901 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anna #125, Renata #2411.
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 | Renata |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Renata does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Renata.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Renata 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
Renata
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls