Annie vs Hope
Annie and Hopecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #11 and Hope #144 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Hope #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #87 and Hope #90 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #111 and Hope #180 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Hope over time
Annie and Hope appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Hope in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hope reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Annie in 1. 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 Hope changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #111 and #180.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Annie and Hope averaged 28.1 places apart, ending at #111 and #180.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Hope were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #111 and #180.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Annie #8 in 2022, Hope #100 in 2021.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1990–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Hope in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Hope #209 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Hope #325.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Hope in 6.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Hope #110 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #111, Hope #180.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Hope in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Hope #100 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #11, Hope #144.
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 | Hope |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #180 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| 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); Hope does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Hope both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Hope doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Hope
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2003
Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New Zealand, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2003).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls