Annie vs Arnhild
Annie and Arnhildcompared 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 1987, Annie was ranked #419 and Arnhild #644 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Arnhild over time
Annie and Arnhild appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Arnhild held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annie 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.
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
Annie and Arnhild changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1987, ending at #419 and #644.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Arnhild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #419 and #644.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Annie #151 in 1949, Arnhild #104 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1945–1987
Annie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Arnhild in 32.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Arnhild #104 in 1949.
The order changed in 1982: Annie moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #516 and #397; by 1982 that had become #360 and #361.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Annie #419, Arnhild #644.
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 | Annie | Arnhild |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Anne, itself from the Hebrew root 'hanan' ('grace, favour') via Latin Anna. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.i/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Norway · Girls #644 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annie has a recorded origin (A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna); Arnhild does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Arnhild both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Arnhild doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Annie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #180 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Arnhild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #117 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #104 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #644 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls