Annette vs Noreen
Annette and Noreencompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Annette was ranked #862 and Noreen #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annette was ranked #3035 and Noreen #1892 among girls in England and Wales.
Annette and Noreen over time
Annette and Noreen appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 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.
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 Noreen changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3035 and #1892.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 34 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Annette and Noreen averaged 30.0 places apart, ending at #862 and #862.
- Longest-running competitions
Annette and Noreen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 2008, ending at #862 and #862.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Annette #944 in 1996, Noreen #1112 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–2008
Annette held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Noreen in 22.
Highest recorded here: Annette #58 in 1966, Noreen #60 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Annette #862, Noreen #862.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2025
Annette held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Noreen in 9.
Highest recorded here: Annette #944 in 1996, Noreen #1112 in 1996.
The order changed in 2025: Noreen moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #4843 and #5891; by 2025 that had become #3035 and #1892.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annette #3035, Noreen #1892.
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 | Noreen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Noreen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Noreen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #65 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls