Anneli vs Susan
Anneli and Susancompared 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 2003, Anneli was ranked #409 and Susan #570 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Anneli was ranked #5581 and Susan #1692 among girls in England and Wales.
Anneli and Susan over time
Anneli and Susan appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Susan 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.
Susan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Anneli 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
Anneli and Susan changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2003, ending at #409 and #570.
- Longest-running competitions
Anneli and Susan were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1959 to 2003, ending at #409 and #570.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1959–2003
Anneli held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Susan in 23.
Highest recorded here: Anneli #225 in 1985, Susan #172 in 1961.
The order changed in 1992: Anneli moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #630 and #332; by 1992 that had become #261 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Anneli #409, Susan #570.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2021
Anneli held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Susan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Anneli #2802 in 2004, Susan #527 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Anneli #5581, Susan #1692.
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 | Susan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #493 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anneli has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Susan.
- 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
Susan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls