Annie vs Laoise
Annie and Laoisecompared 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 2023, Annie was ranked #12 and Laoise #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Laoise #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Annie was ranked #148 and Laoise #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Laoise over time
Annie and Laoise appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Laoise in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Laoise 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 Laoise changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2025, ending at #33 and #124.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Laoise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #33 and #124.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Annie #8 in 2022, Laoise #164 in 2021.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1971–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Laoise in 13.
Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Laoise #96 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Laoise #124.
Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2023
Annie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Laoise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #8 in 2022, Laoise #164 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Annie #12, Laoise #328.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2010
Annie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Laoise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #115 in 1998, Laoise #2301 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Annie #148, Laoise #5707.
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 | Laoise |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #124 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Laoise does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Laoise both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Laoise doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #214 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Laoise
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls