Anneli vs Barbara
Anneli and Barbaracompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2015, Anneli was ranked #512 and Barbara #543 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Anneli was ranked #5581 and Barbara #1351 among girls in England and Wales.
Anneli and Barbara over time
Anneli and Barbara appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anneli 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Anneli and Barbara changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2015, ending at #512 and #543.
- Longest-running competitions
Anneli and Barbara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1959 to 2015, ending at #512 and #543.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Anneli #225 in 1985, Barbara #167 in 1983.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1959–2015
Anneli held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Barbara in 30.
Highest recorded here: Anneli #225 in 1985, Barbara #167 in 1983.
The order changed in 1995: Anneli moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #430 and #399; by 1995 that had become #324 and #615.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Anneli #512, Barbara #543.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2021
Anneli held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Barbara in 12.
Highest recorded here: Anneli #2802 in 2004, Barbara #886 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Anneli #5581, Barbara #1351.
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 | Anneli | Barbara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #493 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anneli and Barbara both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anneli
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #406 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2025
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1959–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #493 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls