Annie vs Hayley

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 Hayley #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Hayley #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Annie was ranked #87 and Hayley #230 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Annie was ranked #111 and Hayley #478 among girls in England and Wales.

Annie and Hayley over time

Annie and Hayley appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Hayley in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Hayley 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025

  Annie held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Hayley in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Hayley #48 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Hayley #148.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Annie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Hayley in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Hayley #57 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1999: Annie moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #115 and #108; by 1999 that had become #132 and #194.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #111, Hayley #478.

• Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024

  Annie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Hayley in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Hayley #57 in 1997.

  The order changed in 1998: Annie moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #112 and #57; by 1998 that had become #109 and #136.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #11, Hayley #227.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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