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Anna vs Scarlett

Anna and Scarlettcompared 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 2024, Anna was ranked #19 and Scarlett #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Anna was ranked #26 and Scarlett #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2021, Anna was ranked #85 and Scarlett #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Anna was ranked #53 and Scarlett #124 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2021, Anna was ranked #99 and Scarlett #56 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Anna was ranked #125 and Scarlett #79 among girls in England and Wales.

Anna and Scarlett over time

Anna and Scarlett appear together in 5 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Scarlett held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Anna in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Anna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Scarlett in 2. 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In England and Wales · Girls, Scarlett moved into the top 50 at #46 in 2005 as Anna fell out of it to #52, having been #50 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2005, Scarlett moved ahead of Anna in England and Wales · Girls — #50 and #68 the year before became #52 and #46.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 23 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Scarlett rose about as far as Anna fell — from #12 and #348 in 2000 to #19 and #84 in 2024.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Anna #4 in 2016, Scarlett #30 in 2014.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Anna held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Scarlett in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #31 in 2000, Scarlett #16 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2005: Scarlett moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #50 and #68; by 2005 that had become #52 and #46.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Anna #125, Scarlett #79.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024

    Anna held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Scarlett in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2016, Scarlett #30 in 2014.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Anna #19, Scarlett #84.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025

    Anna held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Scarlett in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #12 in 2013, Scarlett #185 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anna #26, Scarlett #325.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2021

    Anna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Scarlett in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #48 in 2017, Scarlett #19 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2006: Scarlett moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #61 and #90; by 2006 that had become #79 and #71.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Anna #85, Scarlett #40.

  • New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 2005–2021

    Anna held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Scarlett in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Anna #33 in 2005, Scarlett #23 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2012: Scarlett moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #43 and #50; by 2012 that had become #81 and #28.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Anna #99, Scarlett #56.

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 Scarlett

Pairs where Scarlett 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

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

New Zealand 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, Scarlett
FieldAnnaScarlett
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, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #23 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Anna has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek/Latin transmission); Scarlett does not have one recorded yet.
  • Anna and Scarlett both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Anna; Scarlett doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

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 #23 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Scarlett

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #216 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls