Anny vs Fatma
Anny and Fatmacompared 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 2014, Anny was ranked #469 and Fatma #555 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Anny was ranked #4050 and Fatma #1018 among girls in England and Wales.
Anny and Fatma over time
Anny and Fatma appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Anny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fatma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fatma 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anny and Fatma changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2014, ending at #469 and #555.
- Longest-running competitions
Anny and Fatma were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1949 to 2014, ending at #469 and #555.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1949–2014
Anny held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Fatma in 11.
Highest recorded here: Anny #100 in 1950, Fatma #282 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Anny #469, Fatma #555.
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 | Anny | Fatma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #449 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anny and Fatma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Anny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #99 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #449 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls
Fatma
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2014
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1949–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls