Annabelle vs Cait
Annabelle and Caitcompared 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 2020, Annabelle was ranked #105 and Cait #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Annabelle was ranked #111 and Cait #524 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Annabelle was ranked #253 and Cait #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Annabelle and Cait over time
Annabelle and Cait appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Annabelle held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cait in 0.
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.
Cait reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Annabelle in 1. 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
Annabelle and Cait changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2004 and 2024, ending at #253 and #227.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2004–2024
Annabelle held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Cait in 3.
Highest recorded here: Annabelle #81 in 2014, Cait #178 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabelle #253, Cait #227.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1979–2017
Annabelle held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Cait in 4.
Highest recorded here: Annabelle #86 in 2015, Cait #287 in 2004.
The order changed in 2006: Annabelle moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #372 and #372; by 2006 that had become #325 and #345.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Annabelle #111, Cait #524.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2020
Annabelle held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Cait in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabelle #105 in 2009, Cait #1234 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Annabelle #105, Cait #5493.
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 | Annabelle | Cait |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabelle has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Cait.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Annabelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — 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: #29 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #492 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Cait
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls