Annelise vs Annette
Annelise and Annettecompared 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 1996, Annelise was ranked #558 and Annette #255 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annelise was ranked #1892 and Annette #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Annelise and Annette over time
Annelise and Annette appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1960, Annette moved ahead of Annelise in Norway · Girls — #187 and #191 the year before became #363 and #175.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Annelise and Annette changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #1892 and #3035.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Annelise rose about as far as Annette fell — from #3824 and #1666 in 1997 to #1892 and #3035 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Annelise and Annette were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1946 to 1996, ending at #558 and #255.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1946–1996
Annelise held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Annette in 24.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #187 in 1959, Annette #73 in 1974.
The order changed in 1960: Annette moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #187 and #191; by 1960 that had become #363 and #175.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Annelise #558, Annette #255.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1997–2025
Annelise held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Annette in 2.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #1383 in 2004, Annette #1666 in 1997.
The order changed in 2009: Annelise moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #2292 and #1815; by 2009 that had become #1909 and #2148.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annelise #1892, Annette #3035.
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 | Annelise | Annette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annelise has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Annette.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Annelise
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #242 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #187 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Annette
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #343 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1963 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls