Annie vs Galina
Annie and Galinacompared 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 2023, Annie was ranked #113 and Galina #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1988, Annie was ranked #476 and Galina #667 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Galina over time
Annie and Galina appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Galina 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 Galina 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 Galina changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1988, ending at #476 and #667.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Galina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 1988, ending at #476 and #667.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–1988
Annie held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Galina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Galina #241 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Annie #476, Galina #667.
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 | Galina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Galina does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Galina.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Galina 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 #111 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Galina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #325 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1988
Highest recorded position: #241 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1988).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls