Anna vs Saidbh
Anna and Saidbhcompared 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 2018, Anna was ranked #12 and Saidbh #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anna and Saidbh over time
Anna and Saidbh appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saidbh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Saidbh 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1998–2018
Anna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Saidbh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #12 in 2013, Saidbh #352 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Anna #12, Saidbh #896.
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 | Saidbh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #23 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Saidbh does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Saidbh.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Saidbh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
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
Saidbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2018
Highest recorded position: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls