Anny vs Mona
Anny and Monacompared 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 2024, Anny was ranked #449 and Mona #346 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Anny was ranked #4050 and Mona #1864 among girls in England and Wales.
Anny and Mona over time
Anny and Mona appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Mona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anny 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 Mona 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 Mona changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #449 and #346.
- Longest-running competitions
Anny and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #449 and #346.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1945–2024
Anny held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mona in 54.
Highest recorded here: Anny #79 in 1947, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anny #449, Mona #346.
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 | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #449 (2024) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anny and Mona 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
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls