Anna vs Ronja
Anna and Ronjacompared 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 2025, Anna was ranked #23 and Ronja #74 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anna was ranked #125 and Ronja #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Anna and Ronja over time
Anna and Ronja appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ronja 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 42 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ronja rose about as far as Anna fell — from #15 and #522 in 1984 to #23 and #74 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Anna and Ronja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, ending at #23 and #74.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anna #4 in 2007, Ronja #58 in 2006.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1984–2025
Anna held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Ronja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2007, Ronja #58 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #23, Ronja #74.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2024
Anna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ronja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #50 in 2004, Ronja #3514 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anna #125, Ronja #4192.
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 | Ronja |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #74 (2025) |
| 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); Ronja does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna and Ronja both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Ronja 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
Ronja
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #522 among girls in Norway in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1984–2025
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1984–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #74 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls