Annette vs Åse
Annette and Åsecompared 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 Åse #418 among girls in Norway.
Annette and Åse over time
Annette and Åse appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Åse held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annette in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Åse reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Annette 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 Åse changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2007, ending at #544 and #418.
- Longest-running competitions
Annette and Åse were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1946 to 2007, ending at #544 and #418.
List by list
Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1946–2007
Annette held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Åse in 35.
Highest recorded here: Annette #68 in 1973, Åse #20 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Annette #544, Åse #418.
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 | Åse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| 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 #93 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annette has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Åse.
- 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
Åse
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #25 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls