Annette vs Irmelin
Annette and Irmelincompared 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 2007, Annette was ranked #544 and Irmelin #520 among girls in Norway.
Annette and Irmelin over time
Annette and Irmelin appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Annette held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Irmelin 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.
Annette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irmelin 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
Annette and Irmelin changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1954 and 2007, ending at #544 and #520.
- Longest-running competitions
Annette and Irmelin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1954 to 2007, ending at #544 and #520.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1954–2007
Annette held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Irmelin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Annette #68 in 1973, Irmelin #255 in 1997.
The order changed in 2007: Irmelin moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #441 and #508; by 2007 that had become #544 and #520.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Annette #544, Irmelin #520.
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 | Annette | Irmelin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) | Norway · Girls #514 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annette and Irmelin both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Irmelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2023
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls