Annie vs Jelena
Annie and Jelenacompared 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 2025, Annie was ranked #111 and Jelena #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2010, Annie was ranked #333 and Jelena #593 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Jelena over time
Annie and Jelena appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Jelena changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2010, ending at #333 and #593.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Jelena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1952 to 2010, ending at #333 and #593.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1952–2010
Annie held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jelena in 22.
Highest recorded here: Annie #168 in 1952, Jelena #183 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Annie #333, Jelena #593.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jelena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #109 in 2017, Jelena #1836 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #111, Jelena #5927.
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 | Jelena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #5927 (2025) |
| 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); Jelena does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jelena.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Jelena 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
Jelena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #414 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2010
Highest recorded position: #183 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1952–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls