Anna vs Susann
Anna and Susanncompared 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 2008, Anna was ranked #10 and Susann #617 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1983, Anna was ranked #72 and Susann #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anna and Susann over time
Anna and Susann appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Anna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Susann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Susann 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.
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 Susann were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1961 to 2008, ending at #10 and #617.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Anna #35 in 1967, Susann #315 in 1967.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1961–2008
Anna held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Susann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #4 in 2007, Susann #125 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Anna #10, Susann #617.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1967–1983
Anna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Susann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anna #35 in 1967, Susann #315 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Anna #72, Susann #529.
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 | Susann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #23 (2025) | Norway · Girls #617 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Susann does not have one recorded yet.
- Anna and Susann both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Anna; Susann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Susann
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #415 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2008
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1961–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls