Annie vs Borghild
Annie and Borghildcompared 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 2022, Annie was ranked #332 and Borghild #475 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Borghild over time
Annie and Borghild appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Borghild 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.
Borghild reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Annie 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 Borghild changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2022, ending at #332 and #475.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Borghild were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #332 and #475.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1945–2022
Annie held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Borghild in 25.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Borghild #115 in 1945.
The order changed in 1990: Annie moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #476 and #441; by 1990 that had become #466 and #594.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Annie #332, Borghild #475.
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 | Borghild |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #475 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| 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); Borghild does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Borghild both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Borghild 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
Borghild
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #115 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #475 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls