Annie vs Holly

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 Holly #105 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Annie was ranked #87 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Annie was ranked #115 and Holly #137 among girls in England and Wales.

Annie and Holly over time

Annie and Holly appear together in 3 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Annie 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.

Holly 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 · Girls46 shared years, 1976–2025

  Annie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Holly in 40.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Holly #11 in 2010.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Holly #69.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Annie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Holly in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Holly #12 in 2002.

  The order changed in 2023: Annie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #113 and #108; by 2023 that had become #113 and #135.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, Holly #137.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Annie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Holly in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Holly #22 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2015: Annie moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #34 and #30; by 2015 that had become #27 and #38.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #11, Holly #105.

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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