Annabel vs Carmel

Annabel and Carmelcompared 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 2015, Annabel was ranked #291 and Carmel #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #337 and Carmel #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Annabel and Carmel over time

Annabel and Carmel appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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

Carmel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Annabel 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Annabel and Carmel changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1973 and 2015, ending at #291 and #896.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Annabel held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Carmel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #104 in 2002, Carmel #955 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #337, Carmel #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1973–2015
Annabel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Carmel in 9.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #193 in 2012, Carmel #45 in 1973.
The order changed in 2006: Annabel moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #677 and #511; by 2006 that had become #367 and #764.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Annabel #291, Carmel #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.

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 Carmel

Pairs where Carmel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ellen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #27 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2015 they were #56 and #896.
Ellen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Kathleen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #23 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2015 they were #177 and #896.
Kathleen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Nora vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #199 and #896.
Nora · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Helen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #13 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2015 they were #222 and #896.
Helen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Annabel, Carmel
Field	Annabel	Carmel
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation		Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Carmel.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Annabel

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Carmel

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls