Annie vs Concepta
Annie and Conceptacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1985, Annie was ranked #292 and Concepta #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annie and Concepta over time
Annie and Concepta appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Concepta 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 Concepta 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 Concepta changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1985, ending at #292 and #421.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Annie #112 in 1964, Concepta #134 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1964–1985
Annie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Concepta in 7.
Highest recorded here: Annie #112 in 1964, Concepta #134 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Annie #292, Concepta #421.
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 | Concepta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #421 (1985) |
| 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); Concepta does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Concepta.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Concepta doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Concepta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls