Annabel vs Leja
Annabel and Lejacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #337 and Leja #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #342 and Leja #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Annabel was ranked #350 and Leja #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Annabel and Leja over time
Annabel and Leja appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Annabel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Leja 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 Leja changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2009 and 2024, ending at #342 and #631.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024
Annabel held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Leja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #109 in 2012, Leja #729 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #337, Leja #2000.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2009–2024
Annabel held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Leja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #164 in 2014, Leja #365 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #342, Leja #631.
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 | Leja |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Leja.
- 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
Leja
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #4524 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2021
Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2012–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls