Annie vs Doris
Annie and Doriscompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #115 and Doris #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1978, Annie was ranked #291 and Doris #469 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1987, Annie was ranked #419 and Doris #648 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Doris over time
Annie and Doris appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Doris in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Doris changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1987, ending at #419 and #648.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Doris were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #419 and #648.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Annie #108 in 2016, Doris #2070 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1945–1987
Annie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Doris in 7.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Doris #173 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Annie #419, Doris #648.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Doris in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Doris #2070 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, Doris #2411.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1964–1978
Annie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Doris in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #112 in 1964, Doris #226 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Annie #291, Doris #469.
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 | Doris |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Doris does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Doris both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Doris doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Doris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #296 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: #173 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls