Annie vs Lill
Annie and Lillcompared 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 2013, Annie was ranked #379 and Lill #448 among girls in Norway.
Annie and Lill over time
Annie and Lill appear together in 1 published list, across 68 years of shared records. Lill held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annie in 0.
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.
Annie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lill in none. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Lill were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 68 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #379 and #448.
List by list
Norway · Girls68 shared years, 1945–2013
Annie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Lill in 51.
Highest recorded here: Annie #151 in 1949, Lill #63 in 1971.
The order changed in 1996: Annie moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #479 and #318; by 1996 that had become #367 and #587.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Annie #379, Lill #448.
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 | Lill |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Norway · Girls #448 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| 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); Lill does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lill.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Lill doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Lill
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #131 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #448 among girls in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Girls