Anneka vs Yolanda
Anneka and Yolandacompared 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 1987, Anneka was ranked #488 and Yolanda #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Anneka was ranked #4535 and Yolanda #4535 among girls in England and Wales.
Anneka and Yolanda over time
Anneka and Yolanda appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Yolanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anneka in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anneka reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yolanda 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
Anneka and Yolanda changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2020, ending at #4535 and #4535.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2020
Anneka held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Yolanda in 16.
Highest recorded here: Anneka #1074 in 1997, Yolanda #993 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Anneka #4535, Yolanda #4535.
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 | Anneka | Yolanda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anneka and Yolanda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Anneka
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #356 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1986–1988
Highest recorded position: #356 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986 (recorded 1986–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Yolanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #447 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1987
Highest recorded position: #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1970–1987).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls