Annie vs Carragh
Annie and Carraghcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Annie was ranked #8 and Carragh #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Annie was ranked #51 and Carragh #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Annie was ranked #128 and Carragh #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Carragh over time
Annie and Carragh appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Carragh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2022
Annie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Carragh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #46 in 2021, Carragh #459 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Annie #51, Carragh #905.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2002–2022
Annie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Carragh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Carragh #207 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Annie #8, Carragh #354.
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 | Carragh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #354 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 74/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| 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); Carragh does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Carragh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Carragh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Carragh
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2022
Highest recorded position: #207 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2002–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #354 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Girls