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Annie vs Josefine

Annie and Josefinecompared 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 2025, Annie was ranked #214 and Josefine #24 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Annie was ranked #113 and Josefine #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

Annie and Josefine over time

Annie and Josefine appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1975–2025

    Annie held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Josefine in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Annie #174 in 2021, Josefine #24 in 2025.

    The order changed in 1989: Josefine moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #476 and #528; by 1989 that had become #439 and #317.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #214, Josefine #24.

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1998–2023

    Annie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Josefine in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Josefine #3225 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Annie #113, Josefine #5687.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Other comparisons involving Annie

Pairs where Annie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Josefine

Pairs where Josefine shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Annie, Josefine
FieldAnnieJosefine
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA diminutive of Anne, itself from the Hebrew root 'hanan' ('grace, favour') via Latin Anna.Not yet recorded
OriginA diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin AnnaNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈæn.i/
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025)Norway · Girls #24 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Annie has a recorded origin (A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna); Josefine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Josefine.
  • A meaning is recorded for Annie; Josefine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Annie

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #214 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Josefine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–2025

    Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1975–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #24 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls