Annabel vs Leanna
Annabel and Leannacompared 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 2013, Annabel was ranked #135 and Leanna #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #337 and Leanna #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Annabel was ranked #856 and Leanna #495 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annabel and Leanna over time
Annabel and Leanna appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leanna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leanna 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 Leanna changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1988 and 2023, ending at #856 and #495.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Annabel held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Leanna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #104 in 2002, Leanna #608 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #337, Leanna #2411.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1988–2023
Annabel held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Leanna in 5.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #164 in 2014, Leanna #333 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Annabel #856, Leanna #495.
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 | Annabel | Leanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (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 Leanna.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Leanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2020
Highest recorded position: #253 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2000–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls