Anni vs May-Britt
Anni and May-Brittcompared 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 1988, Anni was ranked #554 and May-Britt #403 among girls in Norway.
Anni and May-Britt over time
Anni and May-Britt appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. May-Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anni 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.
Anni reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and May-Britt 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1949, May-Britt moved ahead of Anni in Norway · Girls — #232 and #241 the year before became #236 and #200.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1945–1988
Anni held the stronger position in 2 of those years, May-Britt in 26.
Highest recorded here: Anni #200 in 1946, May-Britt #92 in 1959.
The order changed in 1949: May-Britt moved ahead. In 1948 they stood at #232 and #241; by 1949 that had become #236 and #200.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Anni #554, May-Britt #403.
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 | Anni | May-Britt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #460 (2025) | Norway · Girls #518 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anni and May-Britt both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anni
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #269 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: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #460 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
May-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Girls