Annie vs Birte
Annie and Birtecompared 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 2006, Annie was ranked #326 and Birte #590 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Birte over time
Annie and Birte appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birte in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Annie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Birte 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
Annie and Birte changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2006, ending at #326 and #590.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Birte were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1946 to 2006, ending at #326 and #590.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1946–2006
Annie held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Birte in 24.
Highest recorded here: Annie #154 in 1954, Birte #171 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Annie #326, Birte #590.
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 | Birte |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #590 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Birte does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Birte both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Birte 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
Birte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2006
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1946–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #590 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls