Annie vs Karla
Annie and Karlacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Karla #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Annie was ranked #34 and Karla #365 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #115 and Karla #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #214 and Karla #266 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Karla over time
Annie and Karla appear together in 4 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Karla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Karla changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1948 and 2025, ending at #214 and #266.
- Mirrored each other
Over 46 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Annie rose about as far as Karla fell — from #237 and #471 in 1972 to #33 and #718 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Karla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 46 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #33 and #718.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1972–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Karla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Karla #194 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Karla #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Karla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Karla #433 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, Karla #2115.
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1948–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Karla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Annie #168 in 1952, Karla #264 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #214, Karla #266.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2014
Annie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Karla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #34 in 2014, Karla #155 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Annie #34, Karla #365.
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 | Karla |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Norway · Girls #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Karla does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Karla both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Karla doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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
Karla
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls