Annie vs Fatma
Annie and Fatmacompared 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 Fatma #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2014, Annie was ranked #391 and Fatma #555 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Fatma over time
Annie and Fatma appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fatma 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 Fatma changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2014, ending at #391 and #555.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Fatma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1949 to 2014, ending at #391 and #555.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1949–2014
Annie held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Fatma in 13.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Fatma #282 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Annie #391, Fatma #555.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Fatma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Fatma #627 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, Fatma #1819.
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 | Fatma |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| 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); Fatma does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Fatma both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Fatma doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls