Annie vs Hildur
Annie and Hildurcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1996, Annie was ranked #367 and Hildur #638 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Hildur over time
Annie and Hildur appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hildur in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Hildur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Hildur changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1996, ending at #367 and #638.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Annie #151 in 1949, Hildur #121 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1945–1996
Annie held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Hildur in 9.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Hildur #121 in 1947.
The order changed in 1965: Annie moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #333 and #309; by 1965 that had become #239 and #452.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Annie #367, Hildur #638.
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 | Hildur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Norway · Girls #638 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| 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); Hildur does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Hildur both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Hildur doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Hildur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #138 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1996
Highest recorded position: #121 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #638 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls