Annika vs Therese

Annika and Theresecompared 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, Annika was ranked #277 and Therese #487 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Annika was ranked #768 and Therese #768 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Annika was ranked #1371 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.

Annika and Therese over time

Annika and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Annika and Therese changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2025, ending at #277 and #487.
Longest-running competitions
Annika and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1960 to 2025, ending at #277 and #487.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Annika #701 in 2004, Therese #2084 in 2005.

List by list

Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1960–2025
Annika held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Therese in 48.
Highest recorded here: Annika #157 in 2005, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annika #277, Therese #487.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2023
Annika held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Therese in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annika #701 in 2004, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Annika #1371, Therese #4709.

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 Therese

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

Grace vs Therese
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #127 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #8 and #896.
Grace · Therese · 51 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Laura vs Therese
In 1964 they stood at #131 and #127 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2015 they were #48 and #896.
Laura · Therese · 51 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Amanda vs Therese
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #127 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #306 and #896.
Amanda · Therese · 51 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Christine vs Therese
Christine and Therese changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2025, ending at #498 and #487.
Christine · Therese · 68 shared years, 1946–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Annika, Therese
Field	Annika	Therese
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #277 (2025)	Norway · Girls #487 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Annika and Therese both have 3 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Annika

Popularity journey

First recorded1957
First recorded at #409 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #277 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Therese

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls