Anny vs Wenche
Anny and Wenchecompared 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 2007, Anny was ranked #545 and Wenche #629 among girls in Norway.
Anny and Wenche over time
Anny and Wenche appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Wenche held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anny 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.
Anny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Wenche 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
Anny and Wenche were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1945 to 2007, ending at #545 and #629.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1945–2007
Anny held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Wenche in 35.
Highest recorded here: Anny #79 in 1947, Wenche #7 in 1955.
The order changed in 1996: Anny moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #480 and #310; by 1996 that had become #394 and #612.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Anny #545, Wenche #629.
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 | Wenche |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #449 (2024) | Norway · Girls #621 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anny and Wenche both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Wenche
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #22 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2008
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #621 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls