Anwen vs Cassidy
Anwen and Cassidycompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Anwen was ranked #1051 and Cassidy #807 among girls in England and Wales.
Anwen and Cassidy over time
Anwen and Cassidy appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Cassidy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anwen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cassidy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anwen 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
Anwen and Cassidy were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1051 and #807.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Anwen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cassidy in 29.
Highest recorded here: Anwen #763 in 2014, Cassidy #580 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anwen #1051, Cassidy #807.
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 | Anwen | Cassidy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1051 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anwen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Cassidy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anwen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Cassidy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1168 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #370 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2005–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #807 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls