Annie vs Faith
Annie and Faithcompared 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 2024, Annie was ranked #11 and Faith #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Faith #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #87 and Faith #207 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #111 and Faith #281 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Faith over time
Annie and Faith appear together in 3 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Faith in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Faith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Faith changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #11 and #97.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Annie and Faith averaged 46.5 places apart, ending at #11 and #97.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Faith were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #111 and #281.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Faith in 15.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Faith #61 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #111, Faith #281.
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Faith in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Faith #139 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Faith #413.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Faith in 6.
Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Faith #42 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #11, Faith #97.
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 | Faith |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #281 (2025) |
| 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); Faith does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Faith.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Faith doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #111 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Faith
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #307 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #281 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls