Annie vs Matilde
Annie and Matildecompared 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 Matilde #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #214 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #115 and Matilde #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Matilde over time
Annie and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #214 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Matilde in 34.
Highest recorded here: Annie #174 in 2021, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order changed in 1994: Matilde moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #277 and #292; by 1994 that had become #335 and #293.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #214, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Matilde in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Matilde #864 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, Matilde #1036.
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 | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Matilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Matilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Matilde doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls