Annelise vs Ayse
Annelise and Aysecompared 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 Ayse #471 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annelise was ranked #3015 and Ayse #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Annelise and Ayse over time
Annelise and Ayse appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Annelise and Ayse changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #2253.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Annelise held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ayse in 24.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #1317 in 2002, Ayse #721 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annelise #3015, Ayse #2253.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1950–1996
Annelise held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Ayse in 4.
Highest recorded here: Annelise #187 in 1959, Ayse #333 in 1962.
The order changed in 1992: Ayse moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #552 and #644; by 1992 that had become #635 and #539.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Annelise #558, Ayse #471.
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 | Ayse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annelise has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Ayse.
- 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ayse
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2017
Highest recorded position: #333 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls