Annmarie vs Donna
Annmarie and Donnacompared 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 2013, Annmarie was ranked #894 and Donna #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annmarie was ranked #4192 and Donna #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Annmarie and Donna over time
Annmarie and Donna appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Donna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Annmarie 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.
Donna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Annmarie 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
Annmarie and Donna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1971 to 2013, ending at #894 and #894.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Annmarie #1434 in 1996, Donna #441 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1971–2013
Annmarie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Donna in 29.
Highest recorded here: Annmarie #298 in 1983, Donna #33 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Annmarie #894, Donna #894.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2024
Annmarie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Donna in 19.
Highest recorded here: Annmarie #1434 in 1996, Donna #441 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Annmarie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4634 and #4634; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annmarie #4192, Donna #5891.
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 | Annmarie | Donna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annmarie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Donna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Annmarie
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: #298 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Donna
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1982
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1953–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls